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Reprobate vs Recidivist - What's the difference?

reprobate | recidivist |

As nouns the difference between reprobate and recidivist

is that reprobate is one rejected by god; a sinful person while recidivist is one who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits; a repeat offender.

As an adjective reprobate

is (rare) rejected; cast off as worthless.

As a verb reprobate

is to have strong disapproval of something; to condemn.

reprobate

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) , past participle of reprobare.

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (rare) Rejected; cast off as worthless.
  • * Bible, Jer. vi. 30
  • Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath rejected them.
  • Rejected by God; damned, sinful.
  • * , ll. 696-7,
  • Strength and Art are easily out-done / By Spirits reprobate
  • Immoral, having no religious or principled character.
  • The reprobate criminal sneered at me.
  • * Milton
  • And strength, and art, are easily outdone / By spirits reprobate .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One rejected by God; a sinful person.
  • An individual with low morals or principles.
  • * Sir Walter Raleigh
  • I acknowledge myself for a reprobate , a villain, a traitor to the king.
  • * 1920 , (Herman Cyril McNeile), Bulldog Drummond Chapter 1
  • "Good morning, Mrs. Denny," he said. "Wherefore this worried look on your face? Has that reprobate James been misbehaving himself?"

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) reprobare.

    Verb

    (reprobat)
  • To have strong disapproval of something; to condemn.
  • Of God: to abandon or reject, to deny eternal bliss.
  • To refuse, set aside.
  • Anagrams

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    recidivist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits; a repeat offender.
  • * 1914 , , The Uttermost Farthing , ch. 2:
  • This specimen was of English parentage, was a professional burglar, a confirmed recidivist , and—since he habitually carried firearms—a potential homicide.