"miscreant" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈmɪs.kɹi.ənt/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-miscreant.ogg [US], en-au-miscreant.ogg [Australia] Forms: more miscreant [comparative], most miscreant [superlative]
enPR: mĭsʹkrē-ənt Etymology: From Middle English myscreaunt, miscreaunt, from Old French mescreant (1080) "mis-believer", present participle of mescreire "to misbelieve" (modern mécroire). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|myscreaunt}} Middle English myscreaunt, {{m|enm|miscreaunt}} miscreaunt, {{der|en|fro|mescreant}} Old French mescreant, {{m|fro|mescreire}} mescreire, {{m|fr|mécroire}} mécroire Head templates: {{en-adj}} miscreant (comparative more miscreant, superlative most miscreant)
  1. Lacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous. Categories (topical): People Translations (lacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous): низък (nizǎk) (Bulgarian), подъл (podǎl) (Bulgarian), ničemný (Czech), gewissenloser Mensch [masculine] (German), Übeltäter [masculine] (German), Schurke [masculine] (German), по́дол (pódol) (Macedonian), nikczemny (Polish), podły (Polish), развращённый (razvraščónnyj) (Russian), skurkaktig (Swedish), samvetslös (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-miscreant-en-adj-10dTRYEa Disambiguation of People: 21 10 26 18 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 24 15 11 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 37 17 16 15 15 Disambiguation of 'lacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous': 97 3
  2. (theology) Holding an incorrect religious belief. Categories (topical): Theology Translations (holding an incorrect religious belief): еретически (eretičeski) (Bulgarian), kacířský (Czech), mécréant (French), Ungläubiger [masculine] (German), Ketzer [masculine] (German), άπιστος (ápistos) (Greek), ере́тички (erétički) (Macedonian), myscreaunt (Middle English), heretycki (Polish), еретический (jeretičeskij) (Russian), heretički (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-miscreant-en-adj-bWbnQ5G8 Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology Disambiguation of 'holding an incorrect religious belief': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: miscreaunt [obsolete]

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmɪs.kɹi.ənt/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-miscreant.ogg [US], en-au-miscreant.ogg [Australia] Forms: miscreants [plural]
enPR: mĭsʹkrē-ənt Etymology: From Middle English myscreaunt, miscreaunt, from Old French mescreant (1080) "mis-believer", present participle of mescreire "to misbelieve" (modern mécroire). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|myscreaunt}} Middle English myscreaunt, {{m|enm|miscreaunt}} miscreaunt, {{der|en|fro|mescreant}} Old French mescreant, {{m|fro|mescreire}} mescreire, {{m|fr|mécroire}} mécroire Head templates: {{en-noun}} miscreant (plural miscreants)
  1. One who has behaved badly, or illegally. Categories (topical): People Translations (one who has behaved badly or illegally): ničema [masculine] (Czech), izgrednik (Serbo-Croatian), facineroso (Spanish), ogärningsman [common-gender] (Swedish), missdådare [common-gender] (Swedish), ligist [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-miscreant-en-noun-ibTJGjXV Disambiguation of People: 21 10 26 18 25 Disambiguation of 'one who has behaved badly or illegally': 85 4 11
  2. One not restrained by moral principles; an unscrupulous villain. Categories (topical): People Translations (one not restrained by moral principles): злодей (zlodej) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ničema [masculine] (Czech), łachudra [feminine, masculine] (Polish), łotr [masculine] (Polish), nikczemnik [masculine] (Polish), szubrawca [masculine] (Polish), szubrawiec [masculine] (Polish), missdådare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-miscreant-en-noun-0OKqOw9W Disambiguation of People: 21 10 26 18 25 Disambiguation of 'one not restrained by moral principles': 4 92 4
  3. (theology) One who holds a false religious belief; a misbeliever. Categories (topical): Theology, People Translations (one who holds a false religious belief; an unbeliever): فَاسِق (fāsiq) [masculine] (Arabic), еретик (eretik) (Bulgarian), kacíř [masculine] (Czech), nevěrec [masculine] (Czech), mécréant [masculine] (French), mécréante [feminine] (French), parpaillot [masculine] (French), Missetäter [masculine] (German), Missetäterin [feminine] (German), ере́тик (erétik) [masculine] (Macedonian), myscreaunt (Middle English), heretyk [masculine] (Polish), heretyczka [feminine] (Polish), heretik (Serbo-Croatian), bezvjerac (Serbo-Croatian), bezbožnik (Serbo-Croatian), fasık (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-miscreant-en-noun-vudZoj5f Disambiguation of People: 21 10 26 18 25 Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology Disambiguation of 'one who holds a false religious belief; an unbeliever': 14 5 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: miscreaunt [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one who holds a false religious belief; an unbeliever",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mécréant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one who holds a false religious belief; an unbeliever",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mécréante"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one who holds a false religious belief; an unbeliever",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parpaillot"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who holds a false religious belief; an unbeliever",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Missetäter"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who holds a false religious belief; an unbeliever",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Missetäterin"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "erétik",
      "sense": "one who holds a false religious belief; an unbeliever",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ере́тик"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "one who holds a false religious belief; an unbeliever",
      "word": "myscreaunt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who holds a false religious belief; an unbeliever",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heretyk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who holds a false religious belief; an unbeliever",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "heretyczka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "one who holds a false religious belief; an unbeliever",
      "word": "heretik"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "one who holds a false religious belief; an unbeliever",
      "word": "bezvjerac"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "one who holds a false religious belief; an unbeliever",
      "word": "bezbožnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "one who holds a false religious belief; an unbeliever",
      "word": "fasık"
    }
  ],
  "word": "miscreant"
}

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