'Miscreant' definitions:
Definition of 'miscreant'
(from WordNet)
noun
A person without moral scruples [syn: reprobate, miscreant]
Definition of 'Miscreant'
From: GCIDE
- Miscreant \Mis"cre*ant\, n. [OF. mescreant, F. m['e]cr['e]ant; pref. mes- (L. minus less) + p. pr. fr. L. credere to believe. See Creed.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. One who holds a false religious faith; a misbeliever. [Obs.] --Spenser. De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
- Thou oughtest not to be slothful to the destruction of the miscreants, but to constrain them to obey our Lord God. --Rivers. [1913 Webster]
- 2. One not restrained by Christian principles; an unscrupulous villain; a depraved person; a vile wretch. --Addison.
Definition of 'Miscreant'
From: GCIDE
- Miscreant \Mis"cre*ant\, a.
- 1. Holding a false religious faith. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Destitute of conscience; unscrupulous; villainous; base; depraved. --Pope. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Synonyms of 'miscreant'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- backslider,
- bad egg,
- bad lot,
- base,
- bastard,
- black sheep,
- blackguard,
- caitiff,
- corrupt,
- criminal,
- crook,
- degenerate,
- depraved,
- evil,
- fallen angel,
- felon,
- felonious,
- flagitious,
- good-for-nothing,
- heel,
- hood,
- hoodlum,
- hooligan,
- infamous,
- iniquitous,
- knave,
- lecher,
- lost sheep,
- lost soul,
- lowlife,
- malefactor,
- malefic,
- malevolent,
- mischief-maker,
- mischievous,
- mug,
- nefarious,
- perverse,
- pervert,
- pimp,
- profligate,
- rapscallion,
- rascal,
- rascally,
- recidivist,
- recreant,
- reprobate,
- rogue,
- rough,
- roughneck,
- rowdy,
- ruffian,
- scalawag,
- scamp,
- scapegrace,
- scoundrel,
- scoundrelly,
- sorry lot,
- thug,
- trollop,
- unhealthy,
- unprincipled,
- vicious,
- villain,
- villainous,
- whore,
- wicked,
- wretch,
- wretched,
- wrongdoer