reprobation
(noun) severe disapproval
reprobation
(noun) rejection by God; the state of being condemned to eternal misery in Hell
Source: WordNet® 3.1
reprobation (countable and uncountable, plural reprobations)
The act of reprobating; the state of being reprobated; strong disapproval or censure.
(Christianity) The predestination of a certain number of the human race as reprobates, or objects of condemnation and punishment; damnation.
(military) Disqualification to hold office.
• preabortion, probationer
Source: Wiktionary
Rep`ro*ba"tion (-b`shn), n. Etym: [F. réprobation, or L. reprobatio.]
1. The act of reprobating; the state of being reprobated; strong disapproval or censure. The profligate pretenses upon which he was perpetually soliciting an increase of his disgraceful stipend are mentioned with becoming reprobation. Jeffrey. Set a brand of reprobation on clipped poetry and false coin. Dryden.
2. (Theol.)
Definition: The predestination of a certain number of the human race as reprobates, or objects of condemnation and punishment.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 December 2024
(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
