Approbation

Definitions

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.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“I am very sensible how much nobler it is to place⟳ the reward⟳ of virtue in the silent approbation of one's own⟳ breast”

“As a counsellor she was not wanted; but as an approver, (a much safer character,) she was truly welcome⟳. Her approbation, at once general and minute, warm and incessant, could not but please⟳; and for another half-hour they were all walking to and fro, between the different rooms, some suggesting, some attending, and all in happy enjoyment of the future.”

“[I]t was with the view⟳ to judge⟳ how far my own⟳ desires would act in harmony with the wishes of my family. Such an alliance cannot fail⟳ of meeting with their most flattering approbation.”

“Many, therefore, who did not assent to all that the King had said, joined in a loud hum of approbation when he concluded.”

“[A]nimals not only love⟳, but have⟳ the desire to be loved. […] They love⟳ approbation or praise⟳; […]”

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