miscreant
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miscreant
- /ˈmɪs.kɹi.ənt/ UK, US
Where it comes from
From Middle English myscreaunt, miscreaunt, from Old French mescreant (1080) "mis-believer", present participle of mescreire "to misbelieve" (modern mécroire). Cognate with French mécréant.
adjective more miscreant · most miscreant · miscreaunt
- Lacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous. How do we get fair treatment when confronting miscreant workers sometimes means no care at all?
- Holding an incorrect religious belief.
noun miscreants · miscreaunt
- 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. A meagre Catchpole hurries me to fail; No Miscreant, so remorseless, ever tore Thy Journals, Fog, or knock'd at Franklin's door
- One who holds a false religious belief; a misbeliever. Now wil the Chriſtian miſcreants be glad, Ringing with ioy their ſuperſtitious belles: And making bonfires for my ouerthrow. But ere I die thoſe foule Idolaters Shall make me bonfires with their filthy bones, […]
Translations
Every language
adj lacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous
| Deutsch | gewissenloser Mensch, Übeltäter, Schurke |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | αχρείος achreíos |
| Русский | развращённый razvraščónnyj |
adj holding an incorrect religious belief
| Français | mécréant |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Ungläubiger, Ketzer |
| Ελληνικά | άπιστος ápistos |
| Русский | еретический jeretičeskij |
noun one who has behaved badly or illegally
| Español | facineroso |
|---|
noun one who holds a false religious belief; an unbeliever
| Français | mécréant, mécréante, parpaillot, parpaillote |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Missetäter, Missetäterin |
| العربية | فَاسِق fāsiq |
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title = {miscreant},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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