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

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    1. One who holds a false religious faith; a misbeliever. [Obs.]  Spenser. De Quincey.

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    Thou oughtest not to be slothful to the destruction of the miscreants, but to constrain them to obey our Lord God. Rivers.

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    2. One not restrained by Christian principles; an unscrupulous villain; a depraved person; a vile wretch.  Addison.

    
      
    
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Miscreant, a.
    1. Holding a false religious faith.

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    2. Destitute of conscience; unscrupulous; villainous; base; depraved.  Pope.

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