'Reprobation' definitions:

Definition of 'reprobation'

From: WordNet
noun
Rejection by God; the state of being condemned to eternal misery in Hell
noun
Severe disapproval

Definition of 'Reprobation'

From: GCIDE
  • Reprobation \Rep`ro*ba"tion\ (-b?`sh?n), n. [F. r['e]probation, or L. reprobatio.]
  • 1. The act of reprobating; the state of being reprobated; strong disapproval or censure. [1913 Webster]
  • The profligate pretenses upon which he was perpetually soliciting an increase of his disgraceful stipend are mentioned with becoming reprobation. --Jeffrey. [1913 Webster]
  • Set a brand of reprobation on clipped poetry and false coin. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Theol.) The predestination of a certain number of the human race as reprobates, or objects of condemnation and punishment. [1913 Webster]

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