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Recreant

Recreant Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Recreant? [n] a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. [n] an abject coward [adj] lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; "the craven fellow turned and ran"; "a craven proposal to raise the white flag"; "this recreant knight"- Spenser [adj] having deserted a cause or principle; "some provinces had proved recreant"; "renegade supporters of the usurper" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Recreant: apostate \| coward(a) \| cowardly \| craven \| craven \| deserter \| disloyal \| fearful \| poltroon \| ratter \| renegade \| renegade Related Terms \| Find terms related to Recreant: See Also \| coward \| quitter Recreant In Webster's Dictionary \Rec"reant\ (-ant), a. [OF., cowardly, fr. recroire, recreire, to forsake, leave, tire, discourage, regard as conquered, LL. recredere se to declare one's self conquered in combat; hence, those are called recrediti or recreanti who are considered infamous; L. pref. re- again, back + credere to believe, to be of opinion; hence, originally, to disavow one's opinion. See {Creed}.] 1. Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; cowardly; mean-spirited; craven. ``This recreant knight.'' --Spenser. 2. Apostate; false; unfaithful. Who, for so many benefits received, Turned recreant to God, ingrate and false. --Milton. \Rec"reant\, n. One who yields in combat, and begs for mercy; a mean-spirited, cowardly wretch. --Blackstone. You are all recreants and dastards! --Shak.

Recreant Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Recreant?

[n] a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
[n] an abject coward
[adj] lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; "the craven fellow turned and ran"; "a craven proposal to raise the white flag"; "this recreant knight"- Spenser
[adj] having deserted a cause or principle; "some provinces had proved recreant"; "renegade supporters of the usurper"

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See Also | coward | quitter

Recreant In Webster's Dictionary

\Rec"re*ant\ (-ant), a. [OF., cowardly, fr. recroire,
recreire, to forsake, leave, tire, discourage, regard as
conquered, LL. recredere se to declare one's self conquered
in combat; hence, those are called recrediti or recreanti who
are considered infamous; L. pref. re- again, back + credere
to believe, to be of opinion; hence, originally, to disavow
one's opinion. See {Creed}.]
1. Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle;
   yielding; cowardly; mean-spirited; craven. ``This recreant
   knight.'' --Spenser.

2. Apostate; false; unfaithful.

         Who, for so many benefits received, Turned recreant
         to God, ingrate and false.            --Milton.


\Rec"re*ant\, n.
One who yields in combat, and begs for mercy; a
mean-spirited, cowardly wretch. --Blackstone.

      You are all recreants and dastards!      --Shak.

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