miscreant Meaning, Definition & Usage

Mis"cre*ant noun

Etymology

OF. mescreant, F. mécréant; pref. mes- (L. minus less) + p. pr. fr. L. credere to believe. See Creed.

Definitions

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.

2. One not restrained by Christian principles; an unscrupulous villain; a while wretch. Addison.

Mis"cre*ant adjective

Definitions

1. Holding a false religious faith.
2. Destitute of conscience; unscrupulous. Pope.