01 n. The act of reprobating; the state of being reprobated; strong disapproval or censure.
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The act of reprobating; the state of being reprobated; strong disapproval or censure.“The profligate pretenses upon which he was perpetually soliciting an increase of his disgraceful stipend are mentioned with becoming reprobation.” — Jeffrey.“Set a brand of reprobation on clipped poetry and false coin.” — Dryden.
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The predestination of a certain number of the human race as reprobates, or objects of condemnation and punishment.(Theol.)