Definition of probation

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Probation (n.) The novitiate which a person must pass in a convent, to probe his or her virtue and ability to bear the severities of the rule..

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Supparasite :: Supparasitation (n.) The act of flattering to gain favor; servile approbation.
Novice :: Novice (n.) One who enters a religious house, whether of monks or nuns, as a probationist..
Blame :: Blame (v.) An expression of disapprobation fir something deemed to be wrong; imputation of fault; censure.
Praiseless :: Praiseless (a.) Without praise or approbation.
Reprobationer :: Reprobationer (n.) One who believes in reprobation. See Reprobation, 2..
Pshaw :: Pshaw (v. i.) To express disgust or contemptuous disapprobation, as by the exclamation Pshaw!.
Comprobation :: Comprobation (n.) Joint attestation; proof.
Disapprove :: Disapprove (v. t.) To refuse official approbation to; to disallow; to decline to sanction; as, the sentence of the court-martial was disapproved by the commander in chief..
Probation :: Probation (n.) Any proceeding designed to ascertain truth, to determine character, qualification, etc.; examination; trial; as, to engage a person on probation..
Plausible :: Plausible (a.) Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious; as, a plausible pretext; plausible manners; a plausible delusion..
Praise :: Praise (v.) To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to laud; -- applied to a person or his acts.
Acclamation :: Acclamation (n.) A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause..
Competition :: Competition (n.) The act of seeking, or endeavoring to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain at the same time; common strife for the same objects; strife for superiority; emulous contest; rivalry, as for approbation, for a prize, or as where two or more persons are engaged in the same business and each seeking patronage; -- followed by for before the object sought, and with before the person or thing competed with..
Sanction :: Sanction (n.) Solemn or ceremonious ratification; an official act of a superior by which he ratifies and gives validity to the act of some other person or body; establishment or furtherance of anything by giving authority to it; confirmation; approbation.
Rebuke :: Rebuke (v. t.) To check, silence, or put down, with reproof; to restrain by expression of disapprobation; to reprehend sharply and summarily; to chide; to reprove; to admonish..
Hum :: Hum (n.) A buzz or murmur, as of approbation..
Exception :: Exception (n.) An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; -- usually followed by to or against.
Eclat :: Eclat (n.) Demonstration of admiration and approbation; applause.
Admiration :: Admiration (n.) Wonder mingled with approbation or delight; an emotion excited by a person or thing possessed of wonderful or high excellence; as, admiration of a beautiful woman, of a landscape, of virtue..
Terminist :: Terminist (n.) One of a class of theologians who maintain that God has fixed a certain term for the probation of individual persons, during which period, and no longer, they have the offer to grace..
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