reprobate
Rejected by God; damned, sinfulRejected by God; damned, sinful.
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» The tavern was full of all manner of reprobate.
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3 senses(rare)Rejected; cast off as worthless.
zurückgewiesen, abgelehnt, aussortiert
Rejected by God; damned, sinful.
verworfen
Immoral, having no religious or principled character.
The reprobate criminal sneered at me.
verkommen, verwerflich, verworfen
безнра́вственныйbeznrávstvennyj, распу́тныйraspútnyj
- deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good
Examples
3 sentencesThe tavern was full of all manner of reprobate.
The preacher thundered against the reprobate souls who refused to repent.
The town's reprobate element gathered nightly in the dim corner of the tavern.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
First attested in c. 1425, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English reprobat(e) (“First attested in c. 1425, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English reprobat(e) (“condemned, damned”, also used as the past participle of reprobaten), borrowed from Latin reprobātus (“disapproved, rejected, condemned”), perfect passive participle of reprobō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun was derived from the adjective by substantivization, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
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Forms
more reprobate, most reprobate| Comparative | more reprobate Lesson |
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| Superlative | most reprobate Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
44 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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