Meaning of "reprobate" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD REPROBATE

From Late Latin reprobātus held in disfavour, from Latin re- + probāre to approve1.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF REPROBATE

reprobate  [ˈrɛprəʊˌbeɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REPROBATE

Reprobate is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb reprobate in English.

WHAT DOES REPROBATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Reprobation

Reprobation, in Christian theology, is a corollary to the Calvinistic or broadly Augustinian doctrine of unconditional election which teaches that some of mankind are predestined by God for salvation. Therefore, the remainder are left bound to their fallen nature and certain damnation. This same state of unbelief is also known as reprobation. In Calvinist terminology, the non-elect are often referred to as the reprobate. Similarly, when a sinner is so hardened as to feel no remorse or misgiving of conscience, it is considered as a sign of reprobation. The English word, reprobate, is from the Latin root probare, and thus derived from the Latin, reprobatus, the opposite of approbatus.

Definition of reprobate in the English dictionary

The first definition of reprobate in the dictionary is morally unprincipled; depraved. Other definition of reprobate is destined or condemned to eternal punishment in hell. Reprobate is also an unprincipled, depraved, or damned person.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO REPROBATE

PRESENT

Present

I reprobate

you reprobate

he/she/it reprobates

we reprobate

you reprobate

they reprobate

Present continuous

I am reprobating

you are reprobating

he/she/it is reprobating

we are reprobating

you are reprobating

they are reprobating

Present perfect

I have reprobated

you have reprobated

he/she/it has reprobated

we have reprobated

you have reprobated

they have reprobated

Present perfect continuous

I have been reprobating

you have been reprobating

he/she/it has been reprobating

we have been reprobating

you have been reprobating

they have been reprobating

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I reprobated

you reprobated

he/she/it reprobated

we reprobated

you reprobated

they reprobated

Past continuous

I was reprobating

you were reprobating

he/she/it was reprobating

we were reprobating

you were reprobating

they were reprobating

Past perfect

I had reprobated

you had reprobated

he/she/it had reprobated

we had reprobated

you had reprobated

they had reprobated

Past perfect continuous

I had been reprobating

you had been reprobating

he/she/it had been reprobating

we had been reprobating

you had been reprobating

they had been reprobating

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will reprobate

you will reprobate

he/she/it will reprobate

we will reprobate

you will reprobate

they will reprobate

Future continuous

I will be reprobating

you will be reprobating

he/she/it will be reprobating

we will be reprobating

you will be reprobating

they will be reprobating

Future perfect

I will have reprobated

you will have reprobated

he/she/it will have reprobated

we will have reprobated

you will have reprobated

they will have reprobated

Future perfect continuous

I will have been reprobating

you will have been reprobating

he/she/it will have been reprobating

we will have been reprobating

you will have been reprobating

they will have been reprobating

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would reprobate

you would reprobate

he/she/it would reprobate

we would reprobate

you would reprobate

they would reprobate

Conditional continuous

I would be reprobating

you would be reprobating

he/she/it would be reprobating

we would be reprobating

you would be reprobating

they would be reprobating

Conditional perfect

I would have reprobate

you would have reprobate

he/she/it would have reprobate

we would have reprobate

you would have reprobate

they would have reprobate

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been reprobating

you would have been reprobating

he/she/it would have been reprobating

we would have been reprobating

you would have been reprobating

they would have been reprobating

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you reprobate
we let´s reprobate
you reprobate

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to reprobate

Past participle

reprobated

Present Participle

reprobating

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «REPROBATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «reprobate» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of reprobate

abandoned · asshole · asswipe · bad · bad egg · base · bastard · blackguard · bugger · cocksucker · condemn · corrupt · damn · damned · degenerate · denounce · depraved · dissolute · evildoer · hardened · immoral · incorrigible · miscreant · mother · motherfucker · ne´er-do-well · outcast · pariah · profligate · rake · rakehell · rascal · reprehend · scoundrel · scumbag · shameless · shit · sinful · sinner · skelm · turd · unprincipled · vile · vilify · villain · wastrel · wicked · wretch · wrong ´un · wrongdoer

TRANSLATION OF REPROBATE

Find out the translation of reprobate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of reprobate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «reprobate» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 堕落
• Translator English - Spanish: réprobos
• English: reprobate
• Translator English - Hindi: बदमाश
• Translator English - Arabic: الفاسق
• Translator English - Russian: отверженный
• Translator English - Portuguese: réprobo
• Translator English - Bengali: দুশ্চরিত্র
• Translator English - French: dépravé
• Translator English - Malay: Menyangkal
• Translator English - German: verkommen
• Translator English - Japanese: 無頼漢
• Translator English - Korean: 버림받은
• Translator English - Javanese: Reprobate
• Translator English - Vietnamese: chê
• Translator English - Tamil: தனக்கென
• Translator English - Marathi: अनैतिक
• Translator English - Turkish: ayıplamak
• Translator English - Italian: riprovare
• Translator English - Polish: potępiony
• Translator English - Ukrainian: відринутий
• Translator English - Romanian: lepădați
• Translator English - Greek: καταδικάζω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: verworpenes
• Translator English - Swedish: reprobate
• Translator English - Norwegian: reprobate

2 QUOTES WITH «REPROBATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word reprobate.

1

Nick Love

My mum is incredibly leftwing, and my dad was quite rightwing - no surprise they didn't stay together - and so I had two very conflicting political opinions as a child, neither of which I was interested in taking any notice of, being a sort of little reprobate.

2

Max Stirner

The moral man is necessarily narrow in that he knows no other enemy than the 'immoral' man. 'He who is not moral is immoral!' and accordingly reprobate, despicable, etc. Therefore, the moral man can never comprehend the egoist.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REPROBATE»

Discover the use of reprobate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to reprobate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Yeats and Joyce: Cyclical History and the Reprobate Tradition

Challenging characterisations of Joyce and Yeats as polar opposites, Alistair Cormack shows that Joyce and Yeats independently challenged a linearity and materialism they identified with empire and celebrated Ireland as destabilising the ...

Alistair Cormack, 2008

The Reprobate

In George Warholak's educational and insightful two-part memoir,The Reprobatehe sets out to explore how he has come to find happiness in his life.

George Warholak, 2011

Reprobate Lord, Runaway Lady (Mills & Boon Historical)

London, early morning.

Isabelle Goddard, 2011

The History of a Reprobate: Being the Life of David Doubtful

REPROBATE. NE day [went down the Thames in a barge, for rccreation. As l drew near to the Custom; lzousc-wharF, I observed a wherry, 'crouded with 'man whom slze was about to land at the stairs; and, on inquiry, I was informed that they ...

Henry Brooke, 1784

The Story of David Doubtful: Or, the Reprobate Reformed. ...

David DOUBTFUL, Henry Brooke. and appropriate the property of my kind and indulgent master, to gratify her extravagance; and, horrid to relate, when she thought that she had me completely in her power, she threatened to discover my  ...

David DOUBTFUL, Henry Brooke, 1798

American Reprobate: God's Curse and Restoration of the ...

Why are 72% of African-American women unmarried? These are not answers from so-called experts or talking heads. These are from God's word and they apply today, not just in Biblical times. Ask yourself some deep questions.

K. L. Stubblefield, 2012

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms

Abandoned and reprobate were originally applied to sinners and to their acts. One who is abandoned by his complete surrender to a life of sin seems spiritually lost or morally irreclaimable <I disdain ... to paint her as she is, cruel, abandoned,  ...

Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984

Receptive Human Virtues: A New Reading of Jonathan Edwards's ...

This is particularly true with regard to his understanding of the situation of the reprobate. Michael McClymond argues that Edwards offers no way of ensuring that God's will lacks partiality in the distribution of salvific grace. For McClymond ...

Elizabeth Agnew Cochran, 2011

Essay on the Union of Church and State

'Vet, after repentance, faith, and the baptismal influx of grace, he may be a reprobate still; for " there would be continued to him the continual influxes of grace unless he were a reprobate." If he become a reprobate under the influxes of grace, ...

Baptist Wriothesley Noel, 1849

NPNF1-12. Saint Chrysostom: Homilies on the Epistles of Paul ...

“But I hope that ye shall know that we are not reprobate.” What followed naturally was to have said, “but if ye have become reprobate, yet we have not.” He doth not , however, say so, for fear of wounding them, but he hints it in an obscure ...

Philip Schaff

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REPROBATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term reprobate is used in the context of the following news items.

A Good Way To End Up In Hell Is To Deny It Exists

And the scary thing is, I could end up being a reprobate. I certainly don't plan on it, and I absolutely don't want to be. But as long as I live and breathe, Satan will ... «Patheos, Jul 15»

After SCOTUS: Welcoming Apocalypse

But culture precedes politics, and American culture has already been given over to a reprobate mind. Out of that mind come laws and public demands that turn ... «A Magazine of American Culture, Jun 15»

Ron Moody was the perfect Fagin

He combined comic reprobate mischief, pathos and solitude, flamboyance and Jewish exoticism – sometimes within the space of a line. Sometimes in a phrase ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»

Zsuzsanna Anderson: Wife Of Controversial Pastor Slams Duggars …

“I believe that all pedophiles are reprobates, that they are unregenerate and in fact can never change, and that they, like all sexual deviants, should be executed ... «The Inquisitr, May 15»

Robert Fraser

It meant hip, cutting-edge, cool. Though Fraser hated the name, he was all these things. At the same time, he was one of the most reprobate figures in the history ... «The Economist, Feb 15»

HIV Positive Pastor Rodney Carr May Only Serve 1 Year for …

Incredulously, the court system let Carr out on bail and the disgraced reprobate began searching for new prey (dates) online. In the state of Tennessee, ... «Chicago Defender, Nov 14»

Georgia Rappers Rape Female, Set Her on Fire after Losing …

Three scumbag reprobate rappers from southern Georgia reportedly committed unspeakably evil crimes against a female just because she beat the three in ... «atlantadailyworld, Sep 14»

Arts & Entertainment Calendar: Aug. 28 - Sept. 3

The Tool Town Live 2014 concert series in Athol continues Saturday, Aug. 30, with the Reprobate Blues Band. This is a free concert for all ages and it runs 7 to 9 ... «The Recorder, Aug 14»

P&G told that it cannot "approbate and reprobate" in ALLROUND case

The dispute arose when P&G started using the trademarks ALL-AROUND PROTECTION and ALL-ROUNDER in relation to toothpaste. Anchor objected to P&G's ... «World Trademark Review, Jun 14»

Despite hurdles, tea party candidate keeps an eye on Mississippi …

“It's just one reprobate out there being stupid.” It is almost certain whoever wins the Republican Senate race next week will go on to represent Mississippi. «PBS NewsHour, May 14»