MISCREANT


Meaning of MISCREANT in English

n. & adj.

--n.

1. a vile wretch, a villain.

2 archaic a heretic.

--adj.

1. depraved, villainous.

2 archaic heretical.

Etymology: ME f. OF mescreant (as MIS-(2), creant part. of croire f. L credere believe)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.