IMPIETY

impiety, impiousness

(noun) unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

impiety (usually uncountable, plural impieties)

(uncountable) The state of being impious.

(countable) An impious act.

(uncountable) The lack of respect for a god or something sacred.

Synonyms

• (state of being impious): ungodliness, afgodness

• (impious behavior): ungodliness, afgodness

• (lack of respect): disrespect, disregard (more general)

Source: Wiktionary

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Im*pi"e*ty, n.; pl. Impieties (. Etym: [L. impietas, fr. impius impious; cf. F. impiété. See Impious, Piety.]

1. The quality of being impious; want of piety; irreverence toward the Supreme Being; ungodliness; wickedness.

2. An impious act; an act of wickednes. Those impieties for the which they are now visited. Shak.

Syn.

– Ungodliness; irreligion; unrighteousness; sinfulness; profaneness; wickedness; godlessness.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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