reprobate: Meaning and Definition of

rep•ro•bate

Pronunciation: (rep'ru-bāt"), [key]
— n., adj., v., -bat•ed, -bat•ing.
—n.
  1. a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person: a drunken reprobate.
  2. a person rejected by God and beyond hope of salvation.
—adj.
  1. morally depraved; unprincipled; bad.
  2. rejected by God and beyond hope of salvation.
—v.t.
  1. to disapprove, condemn, or censure.
  2. (of God) to reject (a person), as for sin; exclude from the number of the elect or from salvation.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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