reprobate
/'reproubeit/
Definition
Adjective:
- Morally corrupt or depraved: Describes a person or behavior that deviates strongly from accepted moral standards and is considered wicked or unprincipled.
Noun:
- A morally unprincipled person: A person who is corrupt, wicked, or devoid of moral scruples.
Verb:
- To condemn or express strong disapproval: To reject or denounce something as wrong, unacceptable, or morally flawed.
- To abandon to damnation (theological): In religious contexts, to reject or condemn someone, especially by divine judgment.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- The novel's villain was a thoroughly reprobate character.
- He was shunned for his reprobate lifestyle.
Noun:
- The bar was a known haunt for thieves and reprobates.
- She refused to associate with such a reprobate.
Verb:
- The council reprobated the proposed policy as unethical.
- In his sermon, the preacher spoke of souls reprobated by God.
Advanced Usage
- Theological Context: The term is often used in Calvinist theology to refer to those predestined by God for damnation.
- The doctrine deals with the elect and the reprobate.
Variants and Related Words
- Reprobation (noun): The act of reprobating; the state of being reprobate; strong condemnation.
- His actions met with widespread reprobation.
Synonyms
- Adjective/Noun: depraved, corrupt, wicked, degenerate, dissolute, unprincipled.
- Verb: condemn, denounce, censure, disapprove, reject.
Antonyms
- Adjective/Noun: virtuous, upright, righteous, principled.
- Verb: approve, praise, commend, endorse.
Related Phrases
- Beyond redemption: Often used to describe someone seen as a reprobate.
- Many considered him a reprobate beyond redemption.
Adjective
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deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good
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depraved criminals
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a perverted sense of loyalty
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the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat
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Noun
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a person without moral scruples
Verb
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express strong disapproval of
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We condemn the racism in South Africa
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These ideas were reprobated
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abandon to eternal damnation
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God reprobated the unrepenting sinner
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reject (documents) as invalid