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Webster 1913 Edition
Miscreant
Mis′cre-ant
,Noun.
[OF.
mescreant
, F. mécréant
; pref. mes-
(L. minus
less) + p. pr. fr. L. credere
to believe. See Creed
.] 1.
One who holds a false religious faith; a misbeliever.
[Obs.]
Spenser. De Quincey.
Thou oughtest not to be slothful to the destruction of the
miscreants
, but to constrain them to obey our Lord God. Rivers.
Mis′cre-ant
,Adj.
1.
Holding a false religious faith.
Webster 1828 Edition
Miscreant
MIS'CREANT
,Noun.
1.
An infidel, or one who embraces a false faith.2.
A vile wretch; an unprincipled fellow.Definition 2024
miscreant
miscreant
English
Alternative forms
- miscreaunt (obsolete)
Adjective
miscreant (comparative more miscreant, superlative most miscreant)
- Lacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous.
- (theology) Holding an incorrect religious belief.
Translations
lacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous
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holding an incorrect religious belief
Noun
miscreant (plural miscreants)
- One who has behaved badly, or illegally.
- The teacher sent the miscreants to see the school principal.
- One not restrained by moral principles; an unscrupulous villain.
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- (theology) One who holds a false religious belief; a misbeliever.
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- Rivers
- Thou oughtest not to be slothful to the destruction of the miscreants, but to constrain them to obey our Lord God.
Quotations
- For usage examples of this term, see Citations:miscreant.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:troublemaker
- See also Wikisaurus:villain
Translations
one who has behaved badly or illegally
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one not restrained by moral principles
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