miscreance

[ mis-kree-uh ns ]
/ ˈmɪs kri əns /

noun

a misbelief or false religious faith.

Origin of miscreance

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

Words nearby miscreance

misconstruction, misconstrue, miscopy, miscounsel, miscount, miscreance, miscreancy, miscreant, miscreate, miscreated, miscue

Example sentences from the Web for miscreance

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

    The Roman and the Teuton |Charles Kingsley

British Dictionary definitions for miscreance

miscreance

miscreancy

/ (ˈmɪskrɪəns) /

noun

archaic lack of religious belief or faith