impiety

[ im-pahy-i-tee ]

noun

, plural im·pi·e·ties.

1. lack of piety; lack of reverence for God or sacred things; irreverence.
2. lack of dutifulness or respect.
3. an impious act, practice, etc.

impiety

/ ɪmˈpaɪɪtɪ /

noun

1. lack of reverence or proper respect for a god
2. any lack of proper respect
3. an impious act

Word History and Origins

Origin of impiety¹

1300–50; Middle English impietie < Latin impietās, equivalent to impi ( us ) impious + -etās, variant, after vowels, of -itās -ity

Example Sentences

Athenian officials charged him with impiety, convicted him and sentenced him, by some accounts to death, by others just to prison.

From Science News

P.S. Bertrand Russell uses the word “impiety” in relation to luniks and further attempts and he is right.

From The Daily Beast

And to them and to their base, Obama is the biggest infidel of all and Obamacare the greatest impiety.

From The Daily Beast

Already Galileo began to encounter vulgar indignation which accused him of impiety.

From Project Gutenberg

The Stoics rebuke the impiety which is blended with sensualism, and place their hopes on virtue.

From Project Gutenberg

One of the ceremonies of this insane time stands unrivalled for absurdity, combined with impiety.

From Project Gutenberg

Some one, horrified at the impiety, said to him: "Art thou not keeping a fast?"

From Project Gutenberg

All must die—the great and the small: and the wish to live is an impiety.

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