All 3 Uses of
approbation
in
Selected Essays
- We solicitously and apologetically caress and celebrate him, because he held on his way and scorned our disapprobation.†
Chpt 3. *disapprobation = disapprovalstandard prefix: The prefix "dis-" in disapprobation reverses the meaning of approbation. This is the same pattern as seen in words like disagree, disconnect, and disappear.
- There will always be in society certain persons who are mercuries[412] of its approbation, and whose glance will at any time determine for the curious their standing in the world.†
Chpt 6.approbation = approval
- We thirst for approbation, yet cannot forgive the approver.†
Chpt 11.
Definition:
approval - often official