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Pagan vs Miscreant - What's the difference?

pagan | miscreant |

As adjectives the difference between pagan and miscreant

is that pagan is pertaining to the city or kingdom of pagan while miscreant is lacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous.

As a proper noun pagan

is or pagan can be (dated) the city of bagan, myanmar.

As a noun miscreant is

one who has behaved badly, or illegally.

pagan

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Relating to, characteristic of or adhering to non-Abrahamist religions, especially earlier polytheism.
    • ''Many converted societies transformed their pagan deities into saints.
  • (by extension, pejorative) Savage, immoral, uncivilized, wild.

    • Usage notes

    * When referring to modern paganism, the term is now often capitalized, like other terms referring to religions.

    Synonyms

    * (religion) heathenish * (civilisation) barbarian, barbaric (pejorative)

    Antonyms

    * (religion) Abrahamist, Judeo-Christian

    Hyponyms

    * pantheistic * nature-worshipping * neo-pagan

    Derived terms

    * paganism * neopagan * paganly

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person not adhering to any major or recognized religion, especially a heathen or non-Abrahamist, follower of a pantheistic or nature-worshipping religion, neopagan.
    • This community has a surprising number of pagans .
  • (by extension) (perjoritive, politically incorrect ) An uncivilized or unsocialized person
  • (perjoritive, politically incorrect ) Especially an unruly, badly educated child.

    • Synonyms

    * (heathen) paynim * (uncivilised) philistine, savage * (child) brat

    Coordinate terms

    *

    Derived terms

    * neo-pagan

    Related terms

    * peasant * paynim

    See also

    * atheist * heretic * infidel

    References

    Anagrams

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    miscreant

    English

    Alternative forms

    * miscreaunt (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Lacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous.
  • (theology) Holding an incorrect religious belief.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who has behaved badly, or illegally.
    • The teacher sent the miscreants to see the school principal.
  • One not restrained by moral principles; an unscrupulous villain.
    • (Addison)
  • (theology) One who holds a false religious belief; a misbeliever.
    • (Spenser)
    (De Quincey)
  • * Rivers
    • Thou oughtest not to be slothful to the destruction of the miscreants , but to constrain them to obey our Lord God.

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "miscreant")

    Synonyms

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