The Devil's Dictionary: Miscreant

Updated May 14, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
by Ambrose Bierce
MIRACLE
MISDEMEANOR

MISCREANT

-n.

A person of the highest degree of unworth. Etymologically, the word means unbeliever, and its present signification may be regarded as theology's noblest contribution to the development of our language.

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