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reprobative
rep·ro·bate R0165300 (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.rep•ro•ba•tive (ˈrɛp rəˌbeɪ tɪv) adj. expressing reprobation; condemning or rejecting. [1825–35] rep′ro•ba`tive•ly, adv. EncyclopediaSeereprobateLegalSeeReprobation |