Mis"cre*ant (?), n. [OF. mescreant, F. m'ecr'eant; pref. mes- (L. minus less) + p. pr. fr. L. credere to believe. See Creed.]
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 vile wretch.
Addison.
© Webster 1913.
Mis"cre*ant, a.
1.
Holding a false religious faith.
2.
Destitute of conscience; unscrupulous.
Pope.
© Webster 1913.