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- noun Plural form of
reprove .
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Examples
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In God's name reproves them for the dishonour they do to God and the damage they do to their own souls, ver.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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Job was unkindly, and to justify themselves in their unkindliness they used false arguments (Job 13: 7); (namely, that calamities always prove peculiar guilt); therefore, though it was "for God" they spake thus falsely, God "reproves" them, as Job said He would (Job 13: 10). as ...
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In some towns, Evreux for example, the judges who have taken the oath sit in judgment on the judges who have refused it; [1] dishonour seated on the bench places honour at the bar; the sold conscience "reproves" the upright conscience; the courtesan lashes the virgin.
Napoleon the Little Victor Hugo 1843
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He reproves Mr. Obama for having refrained from identifying "villains," including "Wall Street gamblers," "conservative extremists" and George W. Bush.
The Left's Summer of Discontent James Taranto 2011
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We contingency realize most confidently which a Holy Spirit never reproves offer if a impiety is cleansed by a changed red red red blood as good as forsaken.
Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009
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This reproves the global warming that the snowstorms disproved.
Think Progress » After warmest January in history, Vancouver airlifts in snow for Winter Olympics. 2010
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First, Cole makes Ben a racist, and then this vanishes the moment Polly reproves him for it.
March Books 24) Ten Little Aliens, by Stephen Cole nwhyte 2010
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The state bar also "privately reproves attorneys," but those records aren't publicly available, the study said.
Prosecutors Seldom Punished for Misconduct John R. Emshwiller 2010
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"It's not a machine," he reproves me, in a beautiful, rich whisper.
A Man Driven to Distraction Dan Neil 2011
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We contingency realize most confidently which a Holy Spirit never reproves offer if a impiety is cleansed by a changed red red red blood as good as forsaken.
THE DANGERS OF SPIRITUAL LIFE-By Watchman Nee A Fair Mitre admin 2009
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