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- Dictionaryimpious/ˈɪmpɪəs/
adjective
- 1. showing a lack of respect for God or religion: "the emperor's impious attacks on the Church"
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adjective. formal uk / ˈɪm.paɪ.əs / us / ˈɪm.pi.əs / Add to word list. showing no respect, especially for God or religion. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Religious concepts: holiness. beatitude. blessed. bread. hallowed. holily. karmic. man cannot live by bread alone idiom. martyrdom. messianic. numinous. otherworldly. piety. profane.
: not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent. impiously adverb. Synonyms. blasphemous. irreverent. profane. sacrilegious. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of impious in a Sentence. He was fearful of seeming impious. an impious act that horrified their pious mother.
To be impious is to be disrespectful of god or duty. When someone is being impious they are doing things that their church, synagogue, temple, mosque, school principal, government or parents would find unacceptable. When you don’t show reverence for religion or god, you are impious.
Impious definition: not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices, etc.; irreligious; ungodly.. See examples of IMPIOUS used in a sentence.
If you describe someone as impious, you mean that they show a lack of respect for religious things. [ formal ] Synonyms: sacrilegious , wicked , irreverent , sinful More Synonyms of impious
Define impious. impious synonyms, impious pronunciation, impious translation, English dictionary definition of impious. adj. 1. Lacking reverence; not pious. 2. Lacking due respect or dutifulness: impious toward one's parents. im′pi·ous·ly adv. im′pi·ous·ness n.
adjective. formal us / ˈɪm.pi.əs / uk / ˈɪm.paɪ.əs / Add to word list. showing no respect, especially for God or religion. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Religious concepts: holiness. beatitude. blessed. bread. hallowed. holily. karma. man cannot live by bread alone idiom. martyrdom. messianic. numinous. otherworldly. sacredly.
