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miscreant

miscreant is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.One not restrained by Christian principles; an unscrupulous villain; a while wretch. Addison.
  2. 2.Holding a false religious faith.
  3. 3.Destitute of conscience; unscrupulous. Pope.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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