Definitions for rebuke
rɪˈbyukre·buke

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimandverb

   an act or expression of criticism and censure

   "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"

2. call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambastverb

   censure severely or angrily

   "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 7 votes

1. rebukenoun

   A harsh criticism.

2. rebukeverb

   To criticise harshly; to reprove.

3. Etymology: From rebuken, from rebuker, from re- + *, buchier, buschier, from busche, from buska, of origin, from Old,, from buskaz. More at re-, bush.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rebukenoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. Reprehension; chiding expression; objurgation.

   Why bear you these rebukes, and answer not? William Shakespeare.

   If he will not yield,
   Rebuke and dread correction wait on us,
   And they shall do their office. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   The channels of waters were seen; at thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils. Psalm xviii. 15.

   Thy rebuke hath broken my heart; I am full of heaviness. Psalm lxix. 21.

   The rebukes and chiding to children, should be in grave and dispassionate words. John Locke.

   Shall Cibber’s son, without rebuke,
   Swear like a lord? Alexander Pope.

   Should vice expect to ’scape rebuke,
   Because its owner is a duke? Jonathan Swift, Miscellanies.

   2. In low language, it signifies any kind of check.

   He gave him so terrible a rebuke upon the forehead with his heel, that he laid him at his length. Roger L'Estrange.

2. To REBUKEverb

   To chide; to reprehend; to repress by objurgation.

   Etymology: reboucher, Fr.

   I am asham’d; does not the stone rebuke me,
   For being more stone than it? William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

   He was rebuked for his iniquity; the dumb ass, speaking with man’s voice, forbad the madness of the prophet. 2 Pet.

   My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him. Heb. xii. 15.

   The proud he tam’d, the penitent he cheer’d,
   Nor to rebuke the rich offender fear’d. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rebuke

   In English law and the canon law of the Church of England, a rebuke is a censure on a member of the clergy. It is the least severe censure available against clergy of the Church of England, less severe than a monition. A rebuke can be given in person by a bishop or by an ecclesiastical court.In the Church of Scotland a rebuke was necessary for moral offenders to "purge their scandal". This involved standing or sitting before the congregation for up to three Sundays and enduring a rant by the minister. There was sometimes a special repentance stool near the pulpit for this purpose. In a few places the subject was expected to wear sackcloth. From the 1770s private rebukes were increasingly administered by the kirk session, particularly for men from the social elites, while until the 1820s the poor were almost always given a public rebuke.Reproof was historically a censure available before culminating in a rebuke.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rebuke

   Rebuke generally refers to expressing sharp disapproval or criticism of someone because of their behavior or actions. It can involve a strong reprimand or condemnation, typically performed by a person in authority.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.4 / 5 votes

1. Rebukeverb

   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

2. Rebukenoun

   a direct and pointed reproof; a reprimand; also, chastisement; punishment

3. Rebukenoun

   check; rebuff

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Rebuke

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

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rebuke

   rē-būk′, v.t. to check with reproof: to chide or reprove: (B.) to chasten.—n. direct reproof: reprimand: reprobation: (B.) chastisement: a severe check.—adjs. Rebūk′able; Rebuke′ful.—adv. Rebuke′fully.—n. Rebūk′er.—adv. Rebūk′ingly. [O. Fr. rebouquer (Fr. reboucher), from re-, back, bouque (Fr. bouche), the mouth—L. bucca, the cheek.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rebuke in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rebuke in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of rebuke in a Sentence

1. Ana Unruh Cohen:

   The leadership of the board was chosen by Pruitt himself, so their decision today is a sharp rebuke of his leadership and this dangerous proposal.

2. Glyn Davies:

   This demonstrates that the administration's guerilla war against American diplomats... has now become open warfare, clearly Marie Yovanovitch decided, given what had happened to Marie Yovanovitch, that it was necessary... to rebuke Marie Yovanovitch own commander in chief and his appointees.

3. Chuck Schumer:

   I noticed recently where Democrats, Nancy Pelosi as an example, are trying to defend MS-13 gang members, i called them animals the other day and I was met with rebuke. They said ‘they’re people.’.

4. Jon Tester:

   Early on in the speech, Trump delivered a sweeping rebuke of Jon Tester, arguing that while the senator tells Montana voters that he stands with The President on certain issues, he doesn't when it matters. Trump excoriated Tester for voting against the Republican health care plan, the Trump-back tax cuts, strict immigration laws and Neil Gorsuch, his first pick for the Supreme Court.RELATED : Tester touts Trump ties ahead of presidential push to oust him.

5. Aeschylus:

   It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer. motivational quotes

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rebuke
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rebuke
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=rebuke
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebuke
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rebuke
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=rebuke
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=rebuke
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=rebuke