† mescroyantn.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French mecroyant, mécréant; French mes-, croyant.

Etymology: Either < French †mecroyant heretic, misbeliever (17th cent.; late 15th cent. in Middle French as mescroiant ), variant of mécréant miscreant n., or independently < French mes- mis- prefix² + French croyant believer (use as noun of present participle of croire : see creant adj.¹), as supposed etymological respelling of miscreant n.

Obsolete. rare.

A misbeliever.

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1707 G. Hickes Two Treat. ii. i. 244 The Church and Clergy..are every Day..insulted by every vile mescroyant, and every blaspheming Tongue.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	mescroyant
释义	† mescroyantn. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French mecroyant, mécréant; French mes-, croyant. Etymology: Either < French †mecroyant heretic, misbeliever (17th cent.; late 15th cent. in Middle French as mescroiant ), variant of mécréant miscreant n., or independently < French mes- mis- prefix² + French croyant believer (use as noun of present participle of croire : see creant adj.¹), as supposed etymological respelling of miscreant n. Obsolete. rare. A misbeliever. ΚΠ 1707 G. Hickes Two Treat. ii. i. 244 The Church and Clergy..are every Day..insulted by every vile mescroyant, and every blaspheming Tongue. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1707
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