reprobate
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reprobate¹
- /ˈɹɛpɹəbət/
Where it comes from
First attested in c. 1425, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English reprobat(e) (“condemned, damned”, also used as the past participle of reprobaten), borrowed from Latin reprobātus (“disapproved, rejected, condemned”), perfect passive participle of reprobō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun was derived from the adjective by substantivization, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
adjective more reprobate · most reprobate
- Rejected; cast off as worthless. Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath rejected them.
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Rejected by God; damned, sinful.
Similar: ever-damned, goddamned, hellbound, damned, deityforsaken, deuced, godforsaken, reprobate, tormented
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Immoral, having no religious or principled character.
The reprobate criminal sneered at me.
Similar: dissolute, licentious, profligate, aberrant, corrupt, corrupted, depraved, lost, dirty-handed, effete, errant, questionable
noun reprobates
- One rejected by God; a sinful person. And the solitarines of man, which God had namely and principally orderd to prevent by mariage, hath no remedy, but lies under a worse condition then the loneliest single life; for in single life the absence and remotenes of a helper might inure him to expect his own comforts out of himselfe, or to s
- A person with low morals or principles. I acknowledge myself for a reprobate, a villain, a traitor to the king.
reprobate²
- /ˈɹɛpɹəbeɪt/
Where it comes from
First attested in c. 1451, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English reprobaten, from reprobat(e) (“condemned, damned”, also used as the past participle of reprobaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin reprobātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. Doublet of reprove.
verb reprobates · reprobating · reprobated
- To have strong disapproval of something; to reprove; to condemn. Lord Rotheles allowed it was a very sufficient cause for returning soon, and reprobated all delays of letters, though he confessed to being a very idle correspondent;...
- Of God: to abandon or reject, to deny eternal bliss.
- To refuse, set aside.
Translations
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adj rejected
| Español | reprobado, desdichado, infamado |
|---|---|
| Português | reprovado |
| Français | rejeté, évincé, condamné, réprouvé, blâmé, flétri |
| Deutsch | zurückgewiesen, abgelehnt, aussortiert |
adj rejected by God
| Español | maldito, anatematizado, reprobado, excomulgado, réprobo |
|---|---|
| Português | réprobo |
| Français | maudit, anathématisé, réprouvé, excommunié, stigmatisé |
| Deutsch | verworfen |
adj immoral
| Español | inmundo, réprobo |
|---|---|
| Português | réprobo |
| Français | maudit, infâme, cynique, immoral |
| Deutsch | verkommen, verwerflich, verworfen, ruchlos |
| Ελληνικά | φαύλος fávlos |
| Русский | безнра́вственный beznrávstvennyj, распу́тный raspútnyj |
noun sinful person
| Español | réprobo |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Sünder |
| Русский | нечести́вец nečestívec |
noun individual with low morals
| Español | réprobo, granuja, libertino |
|---|---|
| Português | réprobo |
| Deutsch | Schurke, Gauner, Halunke |
| Русский | негодя́й negodjáj, распу́тник raspútnik |
verb condemn
| Português | reprovar, condenar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | verdammen |
| Ελληνικά | καταδικάζω katadikázo |
| Română | reproba |
verb abandon
| Português | reprovar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | verlassen, für gottlos erklären |
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title = {reprobate},
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