reprobation
/ˌɹɛpɹəˈbeɪʃən/
reprobation means the act of reprobating; the state of being reprobated; strong disapproval, reproof or censure. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.
reprobation is pronounced /ˌɹɛpɹəˈbeɪʃən/.
Why “reprobation” is a great word
REPROBATION — [Noun] The profound act or state of being rejected and condemned, extending from human moral censure to the theological concept of divine, irreversible damnation. From the Latin reprobatio (stem reprobation-), meaning "rejection, reprobation," from reprobare ("to disapprove, reject"), itself from re- (expressing opposition) + probare ("to test, approve"). Borrowed into English via Old French réprobation in the late Middle English period (first attested c. 1400). Unlike "censure," which implies formal, often correctable rebuke, or "condemnation," a broad term for strong disapproval, reprobation carries the specific gravity of final, irreversible rejection. It is the cold silence that follows a betrayal among friends, the closed door of a community, and the theological abyss of a soul judged unworthy of grace. It is the quiet, cosmic "no" that echoes long after the shouting has ceased.
Etymology
From French réprobation, or Latin reprobatio. By surface analysis, reprobate + -ion.
noun
- The act of reprobating; the state of being reprobated; strong disapproval, reproof or censure.“Set a brand of reprobation on clipped poetry and false coin.”
- The predestination of a certain number of the human race as reprobates, or objects of condemnation and punishment; damnation.
- Disqualification to hold office.