Both Uses of
reprobate
in
Common Sense, by Thomas Paine
- Sincerely wishing, that as men and christians, ye may always fully and uninterruptedly enjoy every civil and religious right; and be, in your turn, the means of securing it to others; but that the example which ye have unwisely set, of mingling religion with politics, MAY BE DISAVOWED AND REPROBATED BY EVERY INHABITANT OF _AMERICA.†
Chpt Appe *reprobated = criticized or condemned
- Wherefore I reprobate the phrase of parent or mother country applied to England only, as being false, selfish, narrow and ungenerous.†
Chpt 3.
Definition:
a person who behaves in an unprincipled or immoral way; or behavior that is immoral or unprincipled; or (less commonly) to criticize such behavior
Reprobate is sometimes used affectionately to describe someone who breaks rules in a charming or amusing way.