Impiety

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  • noun. The quality or state of being impious.
  • noun. An impious act.
  • noun. Undutifulness.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The condition or quality of being impious or devoid of piety; irreverence toward the Supreme Being; ungodliness; wickedness.
  • noun. An impious act; an act of wickedness or irreligion.
  • noun. Violation of natural duty or obligation toward others; want of reverence or respect, in general; undutifulness, as toward parents: as, filial impiety.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The quality of being impious; lack of piety; irreverence toward the Supreme Being; ungodliness; wickedness.
  • noun. An impious act; an act of wickedness.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The state of being impious
  • noun. An impious act
  • noun. The lack of respect for a god or something sacred
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god
  • Word Usage
    "The scolding of demur ceases once a impiety is confessed as good as cleansed by a changed blood, nonetheless a complaint of a rivalry continues even after what is indicted has been dealt with."
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