reprobate

noun

  1. an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel, rogue

Cemeteries were seldom placed on the north side of a church, which, if used for burial at all, was reserved for unbaptized children, criminals, reprobates and suicides.

adjective

  1. morally corrupt : depraved

  2. foreordained to damnation

  3. of, relating to, or characteristic of a reprobate

verb

  1. to condemn strongly as unworthy, unacceptable, or evil

  2. to refuse to accept : reject

  3. to foreordain to damnation

reprobating the laxity of the age

criticize reprehend censure reprobate condemn denounce mean to find fault with openly. criticize implies finding fault especially with methods or policies or intentions. reprehend implies both criticism and severe rebuking.