to reprobate
1
9.9
To say that someone will be punished forever after death
- verb
- /ˈrɛprəˌbeɪt/
- Formal
:
condenar
- The church teaches that those who do not repent will be reprobated for their sins.
Examples
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Some believe that a person can be reprobated if they consistently choose to do evil.
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In the profound depths of the emptiness and abandonment experienced by Christ, we see that "it is really God who assumes what is radically contrary to the divine, what is eternally reprobated by God." n10
Academic text (2009) -
In his writings, he reprobated the actions of those who harm the innocent.
Synonyms
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5.6
To officially say someone must be punished for a crime
is a formal religious judgment declaring someone unworthy of salvation and damned forever
Antonyms
Surface Forms
reprobate infinitive
reprobated past
reprobated past participle
reprobating present participle
reprobates third person singular
Etymology
Reprobate in religious use keeps the sense from re- + probare 'to test' or 'approve', meaning to be 'rejected'. So to reprobate in theology is to condemn someone as unworthy of salvation.