Difference between Reprobate and Miscreant

What is the difference between Reprobate and Miscreant?

Reprobate as a noun is one rejected by god; a sinful person. while Miscreant as a noun is one who has behaved badly, or illegally.

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.

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.

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

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