miscreance

[ mis-kree-uhns ]

noun

1. a misbelief or false religious faith.

miscreance

/ ˈmɪskrɪəns /

noun

1. archaic.
   lack of religious belief or faith

Word History and Origins

Origin of miscreance¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French mescreance, equivalent to mes- mis- ¹ + creance < Vulgar Latin *crēdentia credence

Example Sentences

But at present the Crescent was master of the Cross; and beyond the Pyrenees all was slavery and ‘miscreance.’

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