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rebuke

Definition of rebuke

Etymology

    From Old French rebuchier, "to repulse". Of doubtful origin, maybe connected with French bouche, "mouth".

Pronunciation

Noun

rebuke (plural rebukes)

  1. A harsh criticism.

    * Lord Lundy Who was too Freely Moved to Tears, and thereby ruined his Political Career. Hillair Belloc.
    ...Or if his father Lord Dunquerque
    Said "Hi!" in a Commanding Tone,
    "Hi, Lundy! Leave the cat alone!"
    Lord Lundy, letting go its tail,
    would raise a terrible wail
    as his grandpa moved the Duke
    to utter the severe rebuke:
    "When I, sir, was a little boy,
    an animal was not a toy!"

Verb

to rebuke (third-person singular simple present rebukes, present participle rebuking, simple past and past participle rebuked)

  1. To criticise harshly; to reprove.

Further reading

In English law and the canon law of the Church of England, a rebuke is a censure on a member of the clergy.[1][2] It is the least severe censure available against clergy of the Church of England, less severe than a monition.[2] A rebuke can be given in person by a bishop or by an ecclesiastical court.[2]

References

  1. Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963, art.49(1)(e)
  2. a b c Doe, N. (1996). The Legal Framework of the Church of England: A Critical Study in a Comparative Context. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 216-217. ISBN 0198262205. (Google Books)

References:

  1. Wiktionary. Published under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.



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