reprobate
depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person: a drug-dealing reprobate
Not to be confused with:
approbate – to approve officially: approbate a legal matter
reprobate
scoundrel; wastrel; rogue; outcast: The ex-con is a worthless reprobate.
Not to be confused with:
reprobation – disapproval, condemnation or censure; rejection: She expressed her reprobation of the proposal.
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rep·ro·bate
(rĕp′rə-bāt′)n.
1. A morally unprincipled person.
2. One who is predestined to damnation.
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.
[From Middle English, condemned, from Late Latin reprobātus, past participle of reprobāre, to reprove : Latin re-, opposite; see re- + Latin probāre, to approve; see prove.]
rep′ro·ba′tion n.
rep′ro·ba′tive adj.
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reprobate
(ˈrɛprəʊˌbeɪt)adj
1. morally unprincipled; depraved
2. (Theology) Christianity destined or condemned to eternal punishment in hell
n
3. an unprincipled, depraved, or damned person
4. a disreputable or roguish person: the old reprobate.
vb (tr)
5. to disapprove of; condemn
6. (Theology) (of God) to destine, consign, or condemn to eternal punishment in hell
[C16: from Late Latin reprobātus held in disfavour, from Latin re- + probāre to approve1]
reprobacy n
ˈreproˌbater n
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rep•ro•bate
(ˈrɛp rəˌbeɪt)n., adj., v. -bat•ed, -bat•ing. n.
1. a depraved or wicked person.
2. a person who is beyond hope of salvation.
adj. 3. morally depraved; wicked.
4. being beyond hope of salvation.
v.t. 5. to disapprove, condemn, or censure.
6. to exclude from salvation, as for sin.
[1400–50; late Middle English (v.) < Latin reprobātus, past participle of reprobāre to reprove]
rep′ro•bate`ness, n.
rep′ro•bat`er, n.
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reprobate
Past participle: reprobated
Gerund: reprobating
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  reprobate - a person without moral scruples degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert - a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior black sheep, scapegrace - a reckless and unprincipled reprobate wretch - performs some wicked deed |
| Verb | 1. | reprobate - reject (documents) as invalid reject - refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper" approbate - accept (documents) as valid |
| 2. | reprobate - abandon to eternal damnation; "God reprobated the unrepenting sinner" theological system, theology - a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings; "Jewish theology"; "Roman Catholic theology" | |
| 3. | reprobate - express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated" denounce - speak out against; "He denounced the Nazis" | |
| Adj. | 1. | reprobate - deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good; "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat" corrupt - lacking in integrity; "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government" |
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reprobate
noun
1. scoundrel, villain, degenerate, profligate, mother (taboo slang, chiefly U.S.), shit (taboo slang), bastard (informal, offensive), rake, bugger (taboo slang), sinner, outcast, pariah, rascal, son-of-a-bitch (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), asshole (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), turd (taboo slang), wretch, wrongdoer, motherfucker (taboo slang, chiefly U.S.), ne'er-do-well, scumbag (slang), miscreant, wastrel, bad egg (old-fashioned informal), blackguard, evildoer, roué, cocksucker (taboo slang), rakehell (archaic), asswipe (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), skelm (S. African), wrong 'un (informal) the drunken reprobate of popular legend
adjective
1. unprincipled, hardened, depraved, degenerate, bad, base, abandoned, damned, corrupt, vile, immoral, wicked, shameless, sinful, profligate, incorrigible, dissolute the most evil-looking gang of reprobate bikers
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Translations
reprobate
[ˈreprəʊbeɪt] N → réprobo/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
reprobate
n → verkommenes Subjekt, Gestrauchelte(r) mf (geh); (Eccl) → Verdammte(r) mf
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