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reproof - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun
from The Century Dictionary.
noun noun noun noun Synonyms Monition, Reprehension , etc. See admonition and censure.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
noun obsolete Refutation; confutation; contradiction.noun
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
noun reproving ; a rebuke .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
verb noun
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English reprof , variant of reprove, repreve , from Old French reprueve , from reprover , to find fault with; see reprove.]
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Examples
But the reproof is here given to the stronger and more knowing
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721
She smiled and in reproof tapped his arm with her fan.
The Madness of John Harned 2010
Meanwhile the bully has had not even a word of reproof from the authorities.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
In spite of continued reproof from the wardresses I kept on my nightdress in the day time, the only under-garment with long sleeves, and I passed the night in all my day-clothes.
Prisons and Prisoners: Some Personal Experiences 1914
She smiled and in reproof tapped his arm with her fan.
The Madness of John Harned 1913
Coming after her, but not having noticed the Therī's action, she said in reproof : 'What prostitute has been spitting in this place?'
Psalms of the Sisters Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys 1909
She sank her fangs into her mate's shoulder in reproof ; and he, frightened, unaware of what constituted this new onslaught, struck back ferociously and in still greater fright, ripping down the side of the she-wolf's muzzle.
The Battle of the Fangs 1906
"Miss Audrey, my dear –" began Pierson, in reproof , but
The Boys and I: A Child's Story for Children 1883
Christian reproof is an ordinance of Christ for the bringing of sinners to repentance, and must be managed as an ordinance.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721
It is an awful thing to receive a reproof from a church, from a minister, a reprover by office; and therefore it is the more regarded by such as pay any deference to an institution of Christ and his ambassadors.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721
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