impious

[ im-pee-uhs, im-pahy- ]

adjective

1. not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices, etc.; irreligious; ungodly.

   Synonyms: irreverent, blasphemous, sacrilegious

2. disrespectful.

impious

/ ˈɪmpɪəs /

adjective

1. lacking piety or reverence for a god; ungodly
2. lacking respect; undutiful

Derived Forms

• ˈimpiousness, noun
• ˈimpiously, adverb

Other Words From

• impi·ous·ly adverb
• impi·ous·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of impious¹

1565–75; < Latin impius. See im- ², pious

Example Sentences

By the way, this article is not only impious and damnable, it's also almost certainly illegal to read or publish it in Gaza.

From The Daily Beast

It would be impossible, as well as impious, for men to imitate the making of the Covenant of Redemption, or of that of Works.

From Project Gutenberg

The old Don Luis shows his whitened locks, scorned by his hypocritically impious son.

From Project Gutenberg

Impious people, you say, deprived of the flattering hopes of another life, desire to be annihilated.

From Project Gutenberg

To be impious, is to have unjust opinions about the God who is adored; to be superstitious, is to have false ideas of Him.

From Project Gutenberg

In March 1649, a quartermaster named Boutholmey was tried by council of war for uttering impious expressions.

From Project Gutenberg