impiety
lack of piety; lack of reverence for God or sacred things; irreverence.
lack of dutifulness or respect.
an impious act, practice, etc.
Origin of impiety
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How to use impiety in a sentence
P.S. Bertrand Russell uses the word “impiety” in relation to luniks and further attempts and he is right.
Leonard Bernstein Asked About Hemingway, So Martha Gellhorn Set the Record Straight | Leonard Bernstein, Martha Gellhorn | October 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd to them and to their base, Obama is the biggest infidel of all and Obamacare the greatest impiety.
Republicans Aren’t Hostage Takers, They’re Political Terrorists | Michael Tomasky | September 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAlready Galileo began to encounter vulgar indignation which accused him of impiety.
Gospel Philosophy | J. H. WardThe Stoics rebuke the impiety which is blended with sensualism, and place their hopes on virtue.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordOne of the ceremonies of this insane time stands unrivalled for absurdity, combined with impiety.
Fox's Book of Martyrs | John Foxe
Some one, horrified at the impiety, said to him: "Art thou not keeping a fast?"
A Boswell of Baghdad | E. V. LucasAll must die—the great and the small: and the wish to live is an impiety.
British Dictionary definitions for impiety
/ (ɪmˈpaɪɪtɪ) /
lack of reverence or proper respect for a god
any lack of proper respect
an impious act
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