improbatio

Latin

Etymology

    From improbō + -tiō.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    improbātiō f (genitive improbātiōnis); third declension

    1. disapprobation, disapproval, blame
      • 397 CE – 401 CE, Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis, Confessiones 7.19.25:
        improbatio quippe haereticorum facit eminere quid ecclesia tua sentiat et quid habeat sana doctrina
        The rejection of heretics certainly makes it clear how your church feels and what sane doctrine it holds
    2. refusal
      • 70 BCE, Cicero, In Verrem 2.3.172:
        Dubiumne est quin ista omnis improbatio cogendae pecuniae causa nata sit?
        Is there any doubt whether this whole refusal [to pass the corn] exists for the sake of gathering money?

    Declension

    Third-declension noun.

    Descendants

    • French: improbation

    References

    • “improbatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “improbatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • “improbatio”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.