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REPROBATION
reprobation
(noun) severe disapproval
reprobation
(noun) rejection by God; the state of being condemned to eternal misery in Hell
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
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.
Anagrams
• 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
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