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One who holds a false religious faith; a misbeliever.

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  1. n. One who holds a false religious faith; a misbeliever.
  2. n. One not restrained by Christian principles; an unscrupulous villain; a while wretch.
  3. a. Holding a false religious faith.
  4. a. Destitute of conscience; unscrupulous.
  5. n. a person without moral scruples
  6. 1. One who holds a false religious faith; a misbeliever. [Obs.] Spenser. De Quincey. Thou oughtest not to be slothful to the destruction of the miscreants, but to constrain them to obey our Lord God. Rivers. 2. One not restrained by Christian principles; an unscrupulous villain; a while wretch. Addison. 1. Holding a false religious faith. 2. Destitute of conscience; unscrupulous. Pope.
  7. n:100 n a person without moral scruples