reprobation
pronunciation
How to pronounce reprobation in British English:
UK [ˌreprə'beɪʃən]
How to pronounce reprobation in American English:
US [ˌreprə'beɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- rejection by God; the state of being condemned to eternal misery in hell
- severe disapproval
Word Origin
- reprobation (n.)
- c. 1400, from Late Latin reprobationem (nominative reprobatio), noun of action from past participle stem of reprobare (see reprobate (adj.)).
Example
- 1. In christ , the representative of all men , adoption and reprobation merge .
- 2. Nearly everyone had something to say in reprobation of the views suggested by owen .
- 3. The issue of predestination is found in question 54 , where election is affirmed but reprobation and limited atonement are not .
- 4. Predestination was the doctrine most attacked , especially that part of it known as reprobation .
- 5. A woman must not wear a man 's clothing , nor a man the clothing of a woman , because whoever does such a thing deserves the reprobation of yahweh .