Definitions
- Describing a state of moral corruption or wickedness. - Referring to a person's immoral behavior or character. - Talking about a sense of disapproval or condemnation towards someone's actions or behavior.
- Describing a state of moral corruption or wickedness. - Referring to a person's immoral behavior or character. - Talking about a sense of disgust or revulsion towards someone's actions or behavior.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words describe a state of moral corruption or wickedness.
- 2Both words can refer to a person's immoral behavior or character.
- 3Both words convey a sense of disapproval or condemnation towards someone's actions or behavior.
- 4Both words have negative connotations.
- 5Both words are more formal and less commonly used in everyday language.
What is the difference?
- 1Intensity: Depravity has a stronger connotation of disgust or revulsion than reprobance.
- 2Usage: Reprobance is more commonly used in legal or religious contexts, while depravity is more commonly used in literary or philosophical contexts.
- 3Focus: Reprobance emphasizes disapproval or condemnation of someone's actions or behavior, while depravity emphasizes the corrupt or wicked nature of someone's character.
- 4Scope: Reprobance can refer to a specific action or behavior, while depravity refers to a broader state of moral corruption or wickedness.
Remember this!
Reprobance and depravity are synonyms that both describe a state of moral corruption or wickedness. However, depravity has a stronger connotation of disgust or revulsion and is more commonly used in literary or philosophical contexts. Reprobance is more commonly used in legal or religious contexts and emphasizes disapproval or condemnation of someone's actions or behavior.
