Reprobate Rejected Rep·Ro·Bate Reprobare Adjective Noun Reprobated Late

rep·ro·bate

I

\\ˈre-prə-ˌbāt\\ transitive verb
(-bat·ed ; -bat·ing)1. to condemn strongly as unworthy, unacceptable, or evil
    reprobating the laxity of the age
2. to foreordain to damnation
3. to refuse to accept :

reject

Synonyms: see
• rep·ro·ba·tive \\ˈre-prə-ˌbā-tiv\\ adjective
• rep·ro·ba·to·ry \\-bə-ˌtȯr-ē\\ adjective

II

adjective1. archaic : rejected as worthless or not standing a test : condemned
2.
  a. foreordained to damnation
  b. morally corrupt :

depraved

3. expressing or involving reprobation
4. of, relating to, or characteristic of a reprobate

III

noun: a reprobate person

reprobate
  reprobate (adj.) 1540s, "rejected as worthless," from L.L. reprobatus, pp. of reprobare "disapprove, reject, condemn," from L. re- "opposite of, reversal of previous condition" + probare "prove to be worthy" (see probate). The noun is recorded from 1540s, "one rejected by God." Sense of "abandoned or unprincipled person" is from 1590s. Earliest form of the word in English was a verb, meaning "to disapprove" (early 15c.).

reprobate
rep·ro·bate / 5reprEbeit / noun   (formal or humorous)a person who behaves in a way that society thinks is immoral
   堕落的人；不道德的人
• rep·ro·bate adj. [only before noun]

rep·ro·bate
I. \-ˌbāt, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English reprobaten, from Late Latin reprobatus, past participle of reprobare to disapprove, condemn — more at
1. : to disapprove of : reject as unworthy or evil : censure strongly and forcefully : ,
 < reprobated the decoration of churches with images — G.G.Coulton >
 < such sentiments … are now severely reprobated — Walter Moberly >
 < she genuinely reprobated … disorderliness — Margery Sharp >
2. : to reject from Himself : foreordain to damnation : — used of God
3. : to refuse to accept :
 < every scheme … recommended by one of them was reprobated by the other — T.B.Macaulay >
4. : to reject (as an instrument or deed) as not binding on account of forgery, perjury, or reliance upon incompetent evidence : take exception to : put away : — compare 1b
Synonyms: see
II. \“ sometimes -_bə̇t or+V -bə̇d.\ adjective
Etymology: Late Latin reprobatus, past participle of reprobare
1. archaic : rejected as not enduring proof or trial : inferior in purity or fineness when compared to a standard : ,
2.
 a. : condemned or rejected by God's decree : lost in sin
 b. : morally abandoned : lost to all sense of religious or moral obligation : ,
3. : expressing or involving reprobation
 < the reprobate sense of a word >
4. : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a reprobate :
 < reprobate conduct >
III. noun
(-s)
1. : one rejected or foreordained to condemnation by God : one not of the elect : one fallen from grace : a lost soul
2.
 a. : a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person : one whose character is utterly bad :

 b. : one held to resemble such a scoundrel :