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   impiety

   /ɪmˈpʌɪɪti/

   noun

   • 1. lack of piety or reverence: "he blamed the fall of the city on the impiety of the people" Similar godlessnessungodlinessunholinessirreligionsinfulnesssinviceimmoralityunrighteousnesssacrilegeprofanenessirreverencedisrespectapostasyatheismagnosticismpaganismheathenismnon-beliefdisbeliefunbeliefscepticismdoubtsintransgressionwrongdoingevil-doingwrongmisdeedmisdemeanourbad deedact of wickednessimmoral actfall from graceprofanityblasphemyOpposite pietyfaithgood deed

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French impiete or Latin impietas, from impius ‘impious’.

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   What does impiety mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. IMPIETY definition: 1. a lack of respect, especially for God or religion: 2. a lack of respect, especially for God or…. Learn more.

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   What is an example of impiety?

   • Impiety is a disrespect for the sacred. For example, visitors are advised not to wear shorts or tank tops when touring certain churches and cathedrals in Europe, because doing so is viewed as impiety by those who worship there. English offers many options to describe disrespect. Impudence, insolence, sass, and irreverence are a few choices.

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   What is the difference between piety and impiety?

   • Impudence, insolence, sass, and irreverence are a few choices. Impiety sets itself apart from these in that it describes a lack of respect for a deity, like a god or God, or for worship itself. Piety is devotion or reverence, so impiety is a lack of devotion or reverence — such as making fun of other people's religious beliefs.

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   What does impiety mean in the Odyssey?

   • (uncountable) The lack of respect for a god or something sacred. Popular belief regarded his subsequent illness as a judgment for his impiety. According to the Homilies, the manner of his entering on his career of impiety was as follows. In the Odyssey it is said that the gods disclosed the impiety.

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   What does Impy mean?

   • When a 'y' is added, it becomes 'impy', which means that one would look, or act particulary bad, or like a monster. Impy is often used as a codename between friends to describe or discuss another person undetected and without their knowledge. 1. Look, theres an imp hiding over there. 2. That teacher is an imp. 3. You look very impy today. 4.

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   What is impiety in the Bible?

   • The impiety of putting himself in the place of God, and judging of the fitness or unfitness, perfection or imperfection, justice or injustice of his dispensations. The absurdity of conceiting himself the final cause of the creation, or expecting that perfection in the moral world, which is not in the natural.

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   Impiety is a noun that means a lack of respect, especially for God or religion. Learn how to use this word in sentences and see its opposite, synonyms, and translations.

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     IMPIETY meaning: 1. a lack of respect, especially for God or...

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     impiety definicja: 1. a lack of respect, especially for God...

   • Impiety in Traditional Chinese

     impiety translate: （尤指對上帝和宗教的）不敬，不恭. Learn more in the...

   • Impiety in Simplified Chinese

     IMPIETY translate: （尤指对上帝和宗教）的不敬，不恭. Learn more in the...

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     PIETY definition: 1. strong belief in a religion that is...

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   Impiety is the quality or state of being impious, or irreverent toward something sacred. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Impiety is a disrespect for the sacred. For example, visitors are advised not to wear shorts or tank tops when touring certain churches and cathedrals in Europe, because doing so is viewed as impiety by those who worship there.

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   impiety in British English. (ɪmˈpaɪɪtɪ ) noun Word forms: plural -ties. 1. lack of reverence or proper respect for a god. 2. any lack of proper respect. 3. an impious act.

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   Impiety definition: lack of piety; lack of reverence for God or sacred things; irreverence.. See examples of IMPIETY used in a sentence.

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    Impiety is a lack of respect for God and religion. It is the opposite of piety. Learn how to pronounce, use and contrast impiety with piety in formal contexts.