Reprove vs Conviction - What's the difference?
reprove | conviction |
to express disapproval.
to criticise, rebuke or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone.
* 1611 , Bible , Authorized (King James) Version, Proverbs IX.8:
to prevent, avoid, deny or suppress (a feeling, behaviour, action etc.).
* 1982 , (Lawrence Durrell), Constance'', Faber & Faber 2004 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 856:
(countable) A firmly held belief.
(countable) A judgement of guilt in a court of law.
* {{quote-news
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(uncountable) The state of being found or proved guilty.
(uncountable) The state of being convinced.
* 2013 , Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland'' (in ''The Guardian , 14 August 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/14/england-scotland-international-friendly]
As a verb reprove
is to express disapproval.As a noun conviction is
a firmly held belief.reprove
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Verb
(reprov)- Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
- She ached to be with Affad again – and to reprove the feeling she frowned and bit her lip.
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* reproof * reprovalconviction
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(wikipedia conviction)Noun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=He said Robins had not been in trouble with the law before and had no previous convictions . Jail would have an adverse effect on her and her three children as she was the main carer.}}
- The visitors were being pinned back by the end of the first half. Yet Gordon Strachan's side played with great conviction and always had a chance of springing a surprise when their opponents were so susceptible at the back.
