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View usage for: impiety in British English (ɪmˈpaɪɪtɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ties1. lack of reverence or proper respect for a god 2. any lack of proper respect impiety in American English (ɪmˈpaɪəti) noun1. a lack of piety ; specif.,a. lack of reverence for God b. lack of respect or dutifulness, as toward a parent 2. Word forms: plural imˈpieties an impious act or remark Word origin ME impietie < OFr or L: OFr impiété < L impietasQuotationsimpiety: your irreverence towards my deityAmbrose BierceThe Devil's Dictionary Synonyms of 'impiety'sacrilege, wickedness, iniquity, irreverence More Synonyms of impiety Definition lack of respect or religious reverence Synonyms irreverence sinfulness godlessness unrighteousness irreligion ungodliness profaneness unholiness Opposites respect , reverence , righteousness , holiness , piety , godliness , devoutness Quotationimpiety: your irreverence towards my deity [Ambrose Bierce – The Devil's Dictionary]Additional synonymsDefinition a wicked act He rails against the iniquities of capitalism. Synonyms wickedness, wrong, crime, evil, sin, offence, injustice, wrongdoing, misdeed, infamy, abomination, sinfulness, baseness, unrighteousness, heinousness, evildoingDefinition the quality of being profane To desecrate a holy spring is considered profanity. Synonyms sacrilege, blasphemy, irreverence, impiety, profaneness moral arguments about the wickedness of nuclear weaponsThey have sunk to new levels of wickedness. Synonyms evil, wrong, sin, curse, wrongdoing, depravity, immorality, iniquity, badness, viciousness, sinfulness, turpitude (formal), baseness, malignity, heinousness, maleficence - impetuous
- impetuously
- impetus
- impiety
- impinge
- impinge on or upon something
- impinge on or upon something or someone
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