reprobation

[rep-ruh-bey-shuhn]

rep·ro·ba·tion

[rep-ruh-bey-shuhn]
noun
1.
disapproval, condemnation, or censure.
3.
Theology. rejection by God, as of persons excluded from the number of the elect or from salvation.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English reprobacion < Late Latin reprobātiōn- (stem of reprobātiō) rejection, equivalent to reprobāt(us) (see reprobate) + -iōn- -ion

rep·ro·ba·tion·ar·y, adjective
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reprobation (ˌrɛprəʊˈbeɪʃən)
 
n
1.  disapproval, blame, or censure
2.  Christianity condemnation to eternal punishment in hell; rejection by God
 
reprobative
 
adj
 
repro'bationary
 
adj
 
'reprobatively
 
adv

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