approbation

== English == === Etymology === From late Middle English approbacioun, from Old French approbacion (French approbation), from Latin approbatio, from approbare (“to assent to as good, approve, also show to be good, confirm”), from ad (“to”) + probare (“approve, commend”), from probus (“good”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌæp.ɹəʊˈbeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌæp.ɹəˈbeɪ.ʃən/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌæp.ɹoʊˈbeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌæp.ɹəˈbeɪ.ʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === approbation (countable and uncountable, plural approbations) The act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval, sanction, commendation or official recognition. Synonyms: approval, concurrence, consent, liking, sanction; see also Thesaurus:approval, Thesaurus:praise Antonyms: disapprobation; see also Thesaurus:disapproval, Thesaurus:condemnation ==== Usage notes ==== Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) makes the following comment: Approbation and approval have the same general meaning, assenting to or declaring as good, sanction, commendation; but approbation is stronger and more positive. We may be anxious for the approbation of our friends; but we should be still more anxious for the approval of our own consciences. He who is desirous to obtain universal approbation will learn a good lesson from the fable of the old man and his ass. The work has been examined by several excellent judges, who have expressed their unqualified approval of its plan and execution. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === approbation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Further reading === “approbation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “approbation”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “approbation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin approbātiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.pʁɔ.ba.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === approbation f (plural approbations) approval (permission) ==== Related terms ==== approbateur === Further reading === “approbation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012