Word Meanings - REPROBATION - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The predestination of a certain number of the human race as reprobates, or objects of condemnation and punishment. (more info) 1. The act of reprobating; the state of being reprobated; strong disapproval or censure. The profligate pretenses upon

Additional info about word: REPROBATION

The predestination of a certain number of the human race as reprobates, or objects of condemnation and punishment. (more info) 1. 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.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of REPROBATION)

• Ignominy
• Disgrace
• reprobation
• shame
• reproach
• contempt
• dishonor
• infamy
• obloquy
• Invective
• Obloquy
• denunciation
• castigation
• vituperation
• abuse
• railing
• sarcasm
• satire
• diatribe
• Profligacy
• Shamelessness
• dissoluteness
• depravity
• Stricture
• Censure
• criticism
• animadversion
• dispraise
• blame
• reprehension

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of REPROBATION)

• Laud
• praise
• approve
• commend

Related words: (words related to REPROBATION)

• COMMENDATOR
  One who holds a benefice in commendam; a commendatary. Chalmers.
• SARCASM
  A keen, reproachful expression; a satirical remark uttered with some degree of scorn or contempt; a taunt; a gibe; a cutting jest. The sarcasms of those critics who imagine our art to be a matter of inspiration. Sir J. Reynolds. Syn. -- Satire;
• REPROACHER
  One who reproaches.
• IGNOMINY
  a deprivation of one's good name); in- not + nomen name: cf. F. 1. Public disgrace or dishonor; reproach; infamy. Their generals have been received with honor after their defeat; yours with ignominy after conquest. Addison. Vice begins in mistake,
• APPROVEDLY
  So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
• RAIL
  An outer cloak or covering; a neckerchief for women. Fairholt.
• SHAMEFAST
  Modest; shamefaced. -- Shame"fast*ly, adv. -- Shame"fast*ness, n. See Shamefaced. Shamefast she was in maiden shamefastness. Chaucer. is a blushing shamefast spirit. Shak. Modest apparel with shamefastness. 1 Tim. ii. 9 .
• COMMENDER
  One who commends or praises.
• PRAISEWORTHINESS
  The quality or state of being praiseworthy.
• CENSURER
  One who censures. Sha.
• DIATRIBE
  A prolonged or exhaustive discussion; especially, an acrimonious or invective harangue; a strain of abusive or railing language; a philippic. The ephemeral diatribe of a faction. John Morley.
• CONTEMPTIBLY
  In a contemptible manner.
• CONTEMPTUOUSLY
  In a contemptuous manner; with scorn or disdain; despitefully. The apostles and most eminent Christians were poor, and used contemptuously. Jer. Taylor.
• REPREHENSION
  Reproof; censure; blame; disapproval. This Basilius took as though his mistress had given him a secret reprehension that he had not showed more gratefulness to Dorus. Sir P. Sidney. Syn. -- Censure; reproof; reprimand. See Admonition.
• PRAISER
  1. One who praises. "Praisers of men." Sir P. Sidney. 2. An appraiser; a valuator. Sir T. North.
• CONTEMPTUOUS
  Manifecting or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; haughty; insolent; disdainful. A proud, contemptious behavior. Hammond. Savage invectiveand contemptuous sarcasm. Macaulay. Rome . . . entertained the most contemptuous opinion of the Jews.
• INVECTIVE
  Characterized by invection; critical; denunciatory; satirical; abusive; railing.
• SARCASMOUS
  Sarcastic. "Sarcasmous scandal." Hubidras.
• REPROBATIONER
  One who believes in reprobation. See Reprobation,2. South.
• BLAME
  LL. also to blame, fr. Gr. to speak ill to slander, to blaspheme, fr. evil speaking, perh, for ; injury + a saying, fr. to 1. To censure; to express disapprobation of; to find fault with; to reproach. We have none to blame but ourselves.
• APPRAISER
  One who appraises; esp., a person appointed and sworn to estimate and fix the value of goods or estates.
• FRAILNESS
  Frailty.
• FRAIL
  A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins. 2. The quantity of raisins -- about thirty-two, fifty-six, or seventy-five pounds, -- contained in a frail. 3. A rush for weaving baskets. Johnson.
• DISAPPROVE
  1. To pass unfavorable judgment upon; to condemn by an act of the judgment; to regard as wrong, unsuitable, or inexpedient; to censure; as, to disapprove the conduct of others. 2. To refuse official approbation to; to disallow; to decline
• TAFFRAIL
  The upper part of a ship's stern, which is flat like a table on the top, and sometimes ornamented with carved work; the rail around a ship's stern.
• HYPERCRITICISM
  Excessive criticism, or unjust severity or rigor of criticism; zoilism.
• FRAILTY
  1. The condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally, frailness; infirmity; weakness of resolution; liableness to be deceived or seduced. God knows our frailty, pities our weakness. Locke. 2. A fault proceeding from weakness;
• DRAIL
  To trail; to draggle. South.