King James Bible Dictionary

REJECT', verb transitive [Latin rejicio, rejectus, re and jacio, to throw.]

1. To throw away, as any thing useless or vile.

2. To cast off.

Have I rejected those that me ador'd?

3. To cast off; to forsake. Jeremiah 7:29.

4. To refuse to receive; to slight; to despise.

Because thou has rejected knowledge, I will reject thee. Hosea 4. 1 Samuel 15:23.

5. To refuse to grant; as, to reject a prayer or request.

6. To refuse to accept; as, to reject an offer.

REJECT'ABLE, adjective That may be rejected.

REJECTAMENT'A, noun [from Latin rejecto.] Things thrown out or away. [Ill formed.]

REJECTA'NEOUS, adjective [from the Latin ] Not chosen or received; rejected.

REJECT'ED, participle passive Thrown away; cast off; refused; slighted.

REJECT'ER, noun One that rejects or refuses.

REJECT'ING, participle present tense Throwing away; casting off; refusing to grant or accept; slighting.

Of God
God, Rejected

Of Jesus
Jesus, The Christ, Rejected

REJEC'TION, noun [Latin rejectio.] The act of throwing away; the act of casting off or forsaking; refusal to accept or grant.

REJECT'IVE, adjective That rejects, or tends to cast off.

REJECT'MENT, noun Matter thrown away.