approbation
English
Etymology
From late Middle English approbacioun, from Old French approbacion (French approbation), from Latin approbatio, from approbare (“to assent to as good, approve, also show to be good, confirm”), from ad (“to”) + probare (“approve, commend”), from probus (“good”).
Pronunciation
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Audio (GA): (file)
Noun
approbation (countable and uncountable, plural approbations)
- The act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval, sanction, commendation or official recognition.
- Synonyms: approval, concurrence, consent, liking, sanction; see also Thesaurus:praise
- Antonym: disapprobation
- 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume II, chapter 11:
- As a counsellor she was not wanted; but as an approver, (a much safer character,) she was truly welcome. Her approbation, at once general and minute, warm and incessant, could not but please; and for another half-hour they were all walking to and fro, between the different rooms, some suggesting, some attending, and all in happy enjoyment of the future.
- 1866, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The Works of Lord Macaulay, Complete: History of England[1], page 342:
- Many, therefore, who did not assent to all that the King had said, joined in a loud hum of approbation when he concluded.
- 1796, William Melmoth (tr.), The Letters of Pliny the Consul: With Occasional Remarks, ninth edition, page 20:
- I am very sensible how much nobler it is to place the reward of virtue in the silent approbation of one's own breast
- 1871, Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. […], volume I, London: John Murray, […], →OCLC:
- [A]nimals not only love, but have desire to be loved. . . . They love approbation or praise.
Usage notes
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) makes the following comment:
- Approbation and approval have the same general meaning, assenting to or declaring as good, sanction, commendation; but approbation is stronger and more positive.
- We may be anxious for the approbation of our friends; but we should be still more anxious for the approval of our own consciences.
- He who is desirous to obtain universal approbation will learn a good lesson from the fable of the old man and his ass.
- The work has been examined by several excellent judges, who have expressed their unqualified approval of its plan and execution.
Related terms
Translations
the act of approval
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See also
- approbation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading
- “approbation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “approbation”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “approbation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin approbātiō, approbātiōnem.
Pronunciation
Noun
approbation f (plural approbations)
- approval (permission)
Related terms
Further reading
- “approbation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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