| Back | reproof /ri-PROOF/ |
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| Front | noun Disapproval; blame. [From Old French reprover (to criticize), from Latin reprobare (to disapprove), from re- (opposite) + probare (to approve), from probus (good). Earliest documented use: 1375.] "The nuns have continued to insist on their right to debate and challenge church teaching, which has resulted in the Vatican's reproof." - Laurie Goodstein; Nuns Weigh Response to Scathing Vatican Rebuke; The New York Times; Jul 29, 2012. |
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