Difference between Miscreant and Reprobate

What is the difference between Miscreant and Reprobate?

Miscreant as an adjective is lacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous. while Reprobate as an adjective is rejected; cast off as worthless.

Miscreant

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Lacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous. Holding an incorrect religious belief.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One who has behaved badly, or illegally. One not restrained by moral principles; an unscrupulous villain. One who holds an incorrect religious belief; an unbeliever.

Reprobate

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One rejected by God; a sinful person.An individual with low morals or principles.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Rejected; cast off as worthless.Rejected by God; damned, sinful.Immoral, having no religious or principled character.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To have strong disapproval of something; to condemn.Of God: to abandon or reject, to deny eternal bliss.To refuse, set aside.

We hope you now know whether to use Miscreant or Reprobate in your sentence.

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