miscredent

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noun

A believer in a false religious doctrine.

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Meanings

nounmiscredent (plural miscredents)

plural miscredents

  1. obsoleteA believer in a false religious doctrine.

    a dungeon appointed for offendors and miscredents

    1577, Raphaell Holinshed, The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume I, London: […] [Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Harrison, →OCLC

Origin

From mis- + credent. Compare miscreant.

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APA

miscredent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscredent

MLA

“miscredent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscredent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miscredent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscredent.

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