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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Approval :: Approval (n.) Approbation; sanction.
Eclat :: Eclat (n.) Demonstration of admiration and approbation; applause.
Praiseless :: Praiseless (a.) Without praise or approbation.
Approving :: Approving (a.) Expressing approbation; commending; as, an approving smile..
Reprobation :: Reprobation (n.) The act of reprobating; the state of being reprobated; strong disapproval or censure.
Satire :: Satire (a.) A composition, generally poetical, holding up vice or folly to reprobation; a keen or severe exposure of what in public or private morals deserves rebuke; an invective poem; as, the Satires of Juvenal..
Approbativeness :: Approbativeness (n.) Love of approbation.
Exception :: Exception (n.) An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; -- usually followed by to or against.
Condemnation :: Condemnation (n.) The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong; censure; blame; disapprobation.
Wig :: Wig (v. t.) To censure or rebuke; to hold up to reprobation; to scold.
Probationship :: Probationship (n.) A state of probation.
Novitiate :: Novitiate (n.) Hence: Time of probation in a religious house before taking the vows.
Disapprobation :: Disapprobation (n.) The act of disapproving; mental condemnation of what is judged wrong, unsuitable, or inexpedient; feeling of censure..
Probationer :: Probationer (n.) A student in divinity, who, having received certificates of good morals and qualifications from his university, is admitted to several trials by a presbytery, and, on acquitting himself well, is licensed to preach..
Novitiate :: Novitiate (n.) One who is going through a novitiate, or period of probation; a novice..
Reprobationer :: Reprobationer (n.) One who believes in reprobation. See Reprobation, 2..
Scrape :: Scrape (v. t.) To express disapprobation of, as a play, or to silence, as a speaker, by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; -- usually with down..
Approbative :: Approbative (a.) Approving, or implying approbation..
Praise :: Praise (v.) Commendation for worth; approval expressed; honor rendered because of excellence or worth; laudation; approbation.
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..
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