reprobate

rep·ro·bate  (rpr-bt)

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.

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[From Middle English, condemned, from Late Latin reprobtus, past participle of reprobre, to reprove : Latin re-, opposite; see re- + Latin probre, to approve; see prove.]

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repro·bation n.

repro·bative adj.

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reprobate [ˈrɛprəʊˌbeɪt]

adj

1. morally unprincipled; depraved

2. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) Christianity destined or condemned to eternal punishment in hell

n

1. an unprincipled, depraved, or damned person

2. a disreputable or roguish person the old reprobate

vb (tr)

1. to disapprove of; condemn

2. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) (of God) to destine, consign, or condemn to eternal punishment in hell

[from Late Latin reprobātus held in disfavour, from Latin re- + probāre to approve¹]

reprobacy  [ˈrɛprəbəsɪ] n

reprobater  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reprobate - a person without moral scruples miscreant offender, wrongdoer - a person who transgresses moral or civil law 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" sentence, doom, condemn - pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison"
	3.	reprobate - express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated" condemn, decry, excoriate, objurgate 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" depraved, perverse, perverted 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

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

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

Translations

reprobate [ˈreprəʊbeɪt] N → réprobo/a m/f

reprobate

adj action → ruchlos, verwerflich; person → verkommen; (Eccl) → verdammt

n → verkommenes Subjekt, Gestrauchelte(r) mf (geh); (Eccl) → Verdammte(r) mf

reprobate [ˈrɛprəʊˌbeɪt] n (hum) → canaglia

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reprobate [ˈrɛprəʊˌbeɪt] n (hum) → canaglia