Miscreant

mis′krē-ant, n. a vile wretch, a detestable scoundrel: a misbeliever, an infidel.— adj. unbelieving.— n. Mis′creance ( Spens. ), unbelief, belief in a false religion. [O. Fr. mescreant — mes- , L. credens , -ent is , pr.p. of credĕre , to believe.]