What does "rebuke" mean?
Rebuke: A direct and pointed reproof; a reprimand; also, chastisement; punishment. For thy sake I have suffered rebuke. Jer. xv.
Additional senses
- 2.Why bear you these rebukes and answer not Shak.
- 3.Check; rebuff. [Obs.] L'Estrange. To be without rebuke, to live without giving cause of reproof or censure; to be blameless.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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