[mis-kree-uh
nt] 
| 1. | depraved, villainous, or base. |
| 2. | Archaic. holding a false or unorthodox religious belief; heretical. |
| 3. | a vicious or depraved person; villain. |
| 4. | Archaic. a heretic or infidel. |
| mis·cre·ant (mĭs'krē-ənt) n.
[Middle English miscreaunt, heretic, from Old French mescreant, present participle of mescroire, to disbelieve : mes-, wrongly, not; see mis-1 + croire, to believe (from Latin crēdere; see kerd- in Indo-European roots).] mis'cre·ant adj. |
| Main Entry: | miscreant1 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | disbelieving; heretical |
| Etymology: | Middle French mes- 'mis-' + croire 'to believe' |
| Main Entry: | miscreant1 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a disbeliever; heretic |
| Etymology: | Middle French mes- 'mis-' + croire 'to believe' |
| Main Entry: | miscreant2 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | depraved; behaving badly |
| Etymology: | Middle French mes- 'mis-' + croire 'to believe' |
| Main Entry: | miscreant2 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a scoundrel; reprobate |
| Etymology: | Middle French mes- 'mis-' + croire 'to believe' |
