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Definition of Miscreant
1. Noun. A person without moral scruples.
Generic synonyms: Offender, Wrongdoer
Specialized synonyms: Degenerate, Deviant, Deviate, Pervert, Black Sheep, Scapegrace, Wretch
Derivative terms: Reprobate
Definition of Miscreant
1. n. One who holds a false religious faith; a misbeliever.
2. a. Holding a false religious faith.
Definition of Miscreant
1. Adjective. Lacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous. ¹
2. Adjective. (theology) Holding an incorrect religious belief. ¹
3. Noun. One who has behaved badly, or illegally. ¹
4. Noun. One not restrained by moral principles; an unscrupulous villain. ¹
5. Noun. (theology) One who holds an incorrect religious belief; an unbeliever. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Miscreant
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Miscreant
Literary usage of Miscreant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (1904)
"The man who ten years back, and one year later, was looked on as a miscreant
outside the law, was sent by them to an island two days' journey from France, ..."
2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... wraith: apparition. with "poor"), caitiff (archaic); spec, menial, underling.
>. As a term of reprobation: miscreant, ..."
3. Our Wild Indians: Thirty-three Years Personal Experience Among the Red Men by Richard Irving Dodge (1884)
"... His Conduct in the Presence of Strangers — Clothes Only for Show — His Conduct
in his Own Camp — A Rollicking miscreant— Night Scenes in an Indian Camp ..."
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