English

Etymology 1
From Latin reprobatus, past participle of reprobare

Pronunciation
IPA|/�ɹ�pɹ�b�t/

rfc-level|Adjective at L4+ not in L3 POS section

Adjective
en-adj

1. rare rejected|Rejected; cast off as worthless.
2. Rejected by God; damned, sinful.

#*1667: Strength and Art are easily out-done / By Spirits reprobate � John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 1, ll. 696-7

1. immoral|Immoral, having no religious or principled character.

#:The reprobate criminal sneered at me.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�ɹ�pɹ�beɪt/

Noun
en-noun

1. One rejected by God; a sinful person.
2. An individual with low morals or principles.

Related terms
depraved

Etymology 2
From Latin reprobare.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�ɹ�pɹ�beɪt/

Verb
en-verb|reprobat|es

1. To have strong disapproval of something; to condemn.
2. Of God: to abandon or reject, to deny eternal bliss.
3. To refuse, set aside.

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