Impiety
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Impiety is a noun meaning (uncountable) The state of being impious.
Meaning
(uncountable) The state of being impious.
More Meanings
- (countable) An impious act.
- (uncountable) The lack of respect for a god or something sacred.
Example Sentences
[I]f the world and motion were not from Eternity, then God was Idle; were all the Aſſertions of Ariſtotle, which Theology pronounceth impieties. Which yet we need not ſtrange at from one, of whom a Father ſaith, Nec Deum coluit nec curavit [he neither worshipped nor cared for God]: […]
Word Forms
- impieties
Synonyms for impiety
Depending on context, synonyms include ungodliness, disrespect, disregard, impiousness.
Antonyms for impiety
Common opposites include piety, piousness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include impiousness, impertinence, impudence, blasphemousness, piety, impropriety.
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