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reproved

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for reproved.

Editorial note

But love acts in two ways, as suffering of the reproved, and as joy in the blessed!

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Quick take

punished especially by reproof or reprimand

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

punished especially by reproof or reprimand

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for reproved.

Example sentences

1

But love acts in two ways, as suffering of the reproved, and as joy in the blessed!

2

However, basically all of mathematics has to be reproved using this new foundation.

3

The European Court of Justice has repeatedly confirmed this view and, for example, reproved the retention of data on a number of occasions.

4

Society can't assume that subsequent generations will hold the axioms of the past to be true - they must be reproved, over and over.

5

I was reproved by my hearers for not having brought him with me.

6

> reproved the retention of data on a number of occasions Source?

7

People proved and reproved these concentration results a lot of times, but Bourgain's was the earliest with N\log N sample complexity for log concave measures, improving on a result of Lovazs et al.

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In the particular situation I am thinking of, the person was so gentle in the way they reproved me that I didn't even bother with correcting them, though I knew that it was a misunderstanding, I also knew they would not hold it against me.

9

Just then, a friend of my uncle's, who had lately come to him from Spain, joined us, and observing me sitting by my mother with a book in my hand, reproved her for her calmness, and me at the same time for my careless security: nevertheless I went on with my author.

Quote examples

1

But love acts in two ways, as suffering of the reproved, and as joy in the blessed!" (Saint Isaac of Syria).

2

“The crew was reprimanded—the first time astronauts had ever been publicly reproved during a flight,” wrote Henry S.

3

And anon, this other began to cry and weep and to mis-say ["revile"] Merlin, and reproved him with a loud voice, and called him misbegotten wretch and fatherless.

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It's interesting that it has been historically considered a moral failure and even punished: > The Benedictine Rule directed that a monk displaying the outward signs of acedia should;– > "be reproved a first and a second time.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use reproved in a sentence?

But love acts in two ways, as suffering of the reproved, and as joy in the blessed!

What does reproved mean?

punished especially by reproof or reprimand

What part of speech is reproved?

reproved is commonly used as adjective.