Impiety

  • 11impiety — /im puy i tee/, n., pl. impieties. 1. lack of piety; lack of reverence for God or sacred things; irreverence. 2. lack of dutifulness or respect. 3. an impious act, practice, etc. [1300 50; ME impietie < L impietas, equiv. to impi(us) IMPIOUS +&#8230; …

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  • 12impiety — noun a) The state of being impious b) An impious act …

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  • 13impiety — Synonyms and related words: blasphemousness, blasphemy, desecration, godlessness, irreligion, profanation, profaneness, profanity, sacrilege, sacrilegiousness, sinfulness, un Christliness, unangelicalness, unchristianliness, ungodliness,&#8230; …

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  • 14impiety — im|pi|e|ty [ımˈpaııti] n plural impieties formal [U and C] lack of respect for religion or God, or an action that shows this →↑impious …

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  • 15impiety — im|pi|e|ty [ ım paıəti ] noun uncount VERY FORMAL lack of respect for a god or religion …

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  • 16impiety — im·pi·e·ty || ɪm paɪətɪ n. ungodliness, lack of reverence for God or religious matters; lack of respect …

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  • 17impiety — [ɪm pʌɪɪti] noun (plural impieties) lack of piety or reverence …

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  • 18impiety — noun formal 1 (U) lack of respect for religion or God 2 (countable usually plural) an action that shows a lack of respect for religion or God see also: impious …

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  • 19impiety — n 1. ungodliness, godlessness, irreligion; apostasy, recidivism, backsliding; atheism, agnosticism, paganism, heathenism. 2. irreverence, disrespect, disrespectfulness, lack of respect; insolence, impertinence, mockery, scoffing, derision;&#8230; …

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  • 20impiety — im·piety …

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