noun
Meaning 1
The state of being impious.
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Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
The state of being impious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
An impious act.
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Usage: countable, usually
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noun
The lack of respect for a god or something sacred.
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Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: impiousness
Antonyms: piety
Broader terms: unrighteousness
Narrower terms: undutifulness, irreligiousness, irreligion, ungodliness, godlessness
History
From Old French impieté, from Latin impietas, from in- (“not”) + pietas (“piety”), from pius (“pious, devout”) + -tās (“-ty, -dom”). By surface analysis, impious + -ety.
Across languages
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