impiousness
- a word derived from impious.
Example Sentences
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The man was simply horrified at such impiousness.
From Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland by Multatuli
With the unconscious egotism of the devotee, he felt that heaven had been avenging the impiousness of his sin.
From The Puritans by Bates, Arlo
His father would stand aghast at his impiousness; his mother, class conscious as few of the under dogs are ever class conscious, would refuse to receive this girl as her daughter….
From Youth Challenges by Kelland, Clarence Budington
This commotion answered my purpose exceedingly well,—my object being to bear testimony against the impiousness of such a distinction and separation in the house of God.
From American Scenes, and Christian Slavery A Recent Tour of Four Thousand Miles in the United States by Davies, Ebenezer
His impiousness kept pace with his growing power.
From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 1 by Szold, Henrietta
