MISCREANT, n. A person of the highest degree of unworth. Etymologicall…

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MISCREANT, n. A person of the highest degree of unworth. Etymologically, the word means unbeliever, and its present signification may be regarded as theology's noblest contribution to the development of our language. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.164, University of Georgia Press
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