• (n.) One who holds a false religious faith; a misbeliever. • (a.) Holding a false religious faith. • (a.) Destitute of conscience; unscrupulous. • (n.) One not restrained by Christian principles; an unscrupulous villain; a while wretch. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/miscreant/
Mis'cre·ant noun [ Old French mescreant , French mécréant ; prefix mes- (L. minus less) + present participle from Latin credere to believe. See Creed .] 1. One who holds a false religious faith; a misbeliever. [ Obsolete] Spenser. De Quincey. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/75
miscreant 1. Originally an infidel, heretic, pagan, or heathen; literally, being of the `wrong belief”. 2. Misbelieving, heretical; unbelieving, infidel. 3. A vile wretch; a villain, a depraved rascal; or a generally malicious and contemptible person. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1317/