Reprobation
Pronunciation : Rep`ro*ba"tion (-b`shn)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. r?probation, or L. reprobatio.]
Definition : 1. The act of reprobating; the state of being reprobated; strong disapproval or censure. The profligate pretenses upon which he was perpetually soliciting an increase of his disgraceful stipend are mentioned with becoming reprobation. Jeffrey. Set a brand of reprobation on clipped poetry and false coin. Dryden.
2. (Theol.)
Defn: The predestination of a certain number of the human race as reprobates, or objects of condemnation and punishment.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913