REPROBATE


Meaning of REPROBATE in English

[ 'rɛprəbeɪt ]

■ noun

1》 an unprincipled person.

2》 archaic (in Calvinism) a sinner who is not of the elect and is predestined to damnation.

■ adjective

1》 unprincipled.

2》 archaic (in Calvinism) predestined to damnation.

■ verb archaic disapprove of.

Derivatives

reprobation noun

Origin

ME: from L. reprobat- , reprobare 'disapprove'.

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