destined or condemned to eternal punishment in hell
noun
3.
an unprincipled, depraved, or damned person
4.
a disreputable or roguish person
the old reprobate
verb(transitive)
5.
to disapprove of; condemn
6.
(of God) to destine, consign, or condemn to eternal punishment in hell
Derived forms
reprobacy (ˈrɛprəbəsɪ)
noun
reprobater (ˈreproˌbater)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Late Latin reprobātus held in disfavour, from Latin re- + probāre to approve1
reprobance in American English
(ˈreprəbəns)
noun
obsolete
reprobation
Word origin
[1595–1605; reprob(ate) + -ance]This word is first recorded in the period 1595–1605. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Creole, condensation, posture, redundant, slur-ance is a suffix used to form nouns either from adjectives in -ant or from verbs. Other words that use the affix -ance include: Renaissance, acceptance, alliance, dominance, finance