mécréant

French

Etymology

From Old French mescreant, present participle of mescroire. See mécroire.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /me.kʁe.ɑ̃/
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Adjective

mécréant (feminine mécréante, masculine plural mécréants, feminine plural mécréantes)

atheistic
(derogatory) infidel

Noun

mécréant m (plural mécréants, feminine mécréante)

unbeliever, non-believer
Antonym: croyant
(derogatory) infidel

Further reading

“mécréant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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