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Webster 1913 Edition
Discrepant
Dis-crep′ant
,Adj.
[L.
discrepans
, -antis
, p. pr. of discrepare
to sound differently or discordantly; dis-
+ crepare
to rattle, creak: cf. OF. discrepant
. See Crepitate
.] Discordant; at variance; disagreeing; contrary; different.
The Egyptians were . . . the most oddly
discrepant
from the rest in their manner of worship. Cudworth.
Dis-crep′ant
,Noun.
A dissident.
J. Taylor.
Webster 1828 Edition
Discrepant
DISCREPANT
,Adj.
Definition 2024
discrepant
discrepant
English
Adjective
discrepant (comparative more discrepant, superlative most discrepant)
- Showing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar.
- Cudworth
- The Egyptians were […] the most oddly discrepant from the rest in their manner of worship.
- 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Folio Society 2008, p. 29:
- But the term ‘godlike’ [...] becomes exceedingly vague, for many gods have flourished in religious history, and their attributes have been discrepant enough.
- Cudworth
Synonyms
Translations
inconsistent, dissimilar
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Related terms
Noun
discrepant (plural discrepants)
- (archaic) A dissident.
- Jeremy Taylor
- If you persecute heretics or discrepants, they unite themselves as to a common defence […]
- Jeremy Taylor