impiety (noun)
1impiety — noun 1) a world of impiety and immorality Syn: godlessness, ungodliness, unholiness, irreligion, irreverence, sinfulness, sin, vice, transgression, wrongdoing, immorality, unrighteousness, blasphemy, sacrilege; apostasy, atheism …
2impiety — I noun apostasy, backsliding, desecration, disregard, disrespect, iniquity, irreligion, irreverence, malediction, noncomformity, offense, profaneness, profanity, recusancy, reprobation, sacrilege, sacrilegiousness, sinfulness, transgression,… …
3impiety — (n.) mid 14c., from O.Fr. impieté (12c.), from L. impietatem (nom. impietas) irreverence, ungodliness; disloyalty, treason, noun of quality from impius (see IMPIOUS (Cf. impious)) …
4impiety — noun (plural ties) Date: 14th century 1. the quality or state of being impious ; irreverence 2. an impious act …
5impiety — noun a) The state of being impious b) An impious act …
6impiety — 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 …
7impiety — im|pi|e|ty [ ım paıəti ] noun uncount VERY FORMAL lack of respect for a god or religion …
8impiety — [ɪm pʌɪɪti] noun (plural impieties) lack of piety or reverence …
9impiety — /ɪmˈpaɪəti/ (say im puyuhtee) noun (plural impieties) 1. lack of piety; lack of reverence for God; ungodliness. 2. lack of dutifulness or respect. 3. an impious act, practice, etc …
10godlessness — noun 1. the doctrine or belief that there is no God • Syn: ↑atheism • Ant: ↑theism (for: ↑atheism) • Derivationally related forms: ↑godless, ↑atheistic …
