Reprobate Definition
rĕprə-bāt
reprobated, reprobates, reprobating
noun
reprobates
An unprincipled or totally bad person.
Webster's New World
A person damned; lost soul.
Webster's New World
One who is predestined to damnation.
American Heritage
One rejected by God; a sinful person.
Wiktionary
An individual with low morals or principles.
Wiktionary
adjective
Unprincipled.
Webster's New World
Totally bad; corrupt; depraved.
Webster's New World
Rejected by God and without hope of salvation.
American Heritage
Damned.
Webster's New World
(rare) Rejected; cast off as worthless.
Wiktionary
verb
reprobated, reprobates, reprobating
To disapprove of strongly; condemn.
Webster's New World
To abandon to eternal damnation. Used of God.
American Heritage
To reject.
Webster's New World
To damn.
Webster's New World
To refuse, set aside.
Wiktionary
Antonyms:
Origin of Reprobate
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From Middle English condemned from Late Latin reprobātus past participle of reprobāre to reprove Latin re- opposite re– Latin probāre to approve prove
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin reprobatus (“disapproved, rejected, condemned"), past participle of reprobare.
From Wiktionary
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From Latin reprobare.
From Wiktionary
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