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Reprobation

//ˌɹɛpɹəˈbeɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of reprobating; the state of being reprobated; strong disapproval, reproof or censure. countable, uncountable

    "Set a brand of reprobation on clipped poetry and false coin."

  2. 2
    severe disapproval wordnet
  3. 3
    The predestination of a certain number of the human race as reprobates, or objects of condemnation and punishment; damnation. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    rejection by God; the state of being condemned to eternal misery in Hell wordnet
  5. 5
    Disqualification to hold office. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From French réprobation, or Latin reprobatio. By surface analysis, reprobate + -ion.

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