1. reprimand - Noun
2. reprimand - Verb
Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public.
To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally.
To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence; as, the court ordered him to be reprimanded.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIf a man has sinned and denies it, saying: 'I have not sinned,' do not reprimand him; for that will discourage him. But say to him, 'Do not lose heart, brother, but be on guard in future,' and you will stir his soul to repentance. Poemen
Destiny is a lie. Destiny is justification for atrocity. It is the means by which murderers armour themselves against reprimand. It is a word intended to stand in place of ethics, denying all moral context. Steven Erikson
Nothing can be more cruel than the leniency which abandons others to their sin. Nothing can be more compassionate than the severe reprimand which calls another Christian in one's community back from the path of sin. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Do not reprimand the alien, do not praise your own. Polish Proverb
The praise of a thousand jesters counts for nothing against the reprimand of one wise man. German Proverb
Whoever hates a reprimand is stupid. Jewish Proverb