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- Dictionaryreprobate/ˈrɛprəbeɪt/
noun
- 1. an unprincipled person: "he had to present himself as more of a lovable reprobate than a spirit of corruption"
- 2. (in Calvinism) a sinner who is not of the elect and is predestined to damnation. archaic
adjective
- 1. unprincipled: "reprobate behaviour"
- 2. (in Calvinism) predestined to damnation. archaic
verb
- 1. express or feel disapproval of: archaic "his neighbours reprobated his method of proceeding"
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The meaning of REPROBATE is an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel, rogue. How to use reprobate in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Reprobate.
Reprobate definition: a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person. See examples of REPROBATE used in a sentence.
noun [ C ] formal or humorous uk / ˈrep.rə.beɪt / us / ˈrep.rə.beɪt / Add to word list. a person of bad character and habits: Every time I see you, you're drunk, you old reprobate! (Definition of reprobate from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of reprobate?
adj. 1. Morally unprincipled; shameless. 2. Rejected by God and without hope of salvation. tr.v. rep·ro·bat·ed, rep·ro·bat·ing, rep·ro·bates. 1. To disapprove of; condemn. 2. To abandon to eternal damnation. Used of God.
If you describe someone as a reprobate, you mean that they behave in a way that is not respectable or morally correct.
Definitions of reprobate. noun. a person without moral scruples. synonyms: miscreant. see more. adjective. deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good. “the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat” synonyms: depraved, perverse, perverted. corrupt. lacking in integrity. verb. express strong disapproval of.
Reprobate Definition. rĕprə-bāt. reprobated, reprobates, reprobating. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Adjective. Verb. Filter. noun. reprobates. An unprincipled or totally bad person. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A person damned; lost soul. Webster's New World.
If you describe someone as a reprobate, you mean that they behave in a way that is not respectable or morally correct.
adj. morally depraved; unprincipled; bad. rejected by God and beyond hope of salvation. v.t. to disapprove, condemn, or censure. (of God) to reject (a person), as for sin; exclude from the number of the elect or from salvation. Latin reprobātus; past participle of reprobāre to reprove. late Middle English reprobaten 1400–50.
Reprobate definition: a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person. See examples of REPROBATE used in a sentence.