impious
not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices, etc.; irreligious; ungodly.
Origin of impious
1Other words for impious
Other words from impious
- im·pi·ous·ly, adverb
- im·pi·ous·ness, noun
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How to use impious in a sentence
By the way, this article is not only impious and damnable, it's also almost certainly illegal to read or publish it in Gaza.
It would be impossible, as well as impious, for men to imitate the making of the Covenant of Redemption, or of that of Works.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamThe old Don Luis shows his whitened locks, scorned by his hypocritically impious son.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile Gautierimpious people, you say, deprived of the flattering hopes of another life, desire to be annihilated.
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean MeslierTo be impious, is to have unjust opinions about the God who is adored; to be superstitious, is to have false ideas of Him.
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean Meslier
In March 1649, a quartermaster named Boutholmey was tried by council of war for uttering impious expressions.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian Sharman
British Dictionary definitions for impious
/ (ˈɪmpɪəs) /
lacking piety or reverence for a god; ungodly
lacking respect; undutiful
Derived forms of impious
- impiously, adverb
- impiousness, noun
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