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Impious

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im⋅pi⋅ous

  [im-pee-uhs, im-pahy-]
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–adjective
1. not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices, etc.; irreligious; ungodly.
2. disrespectful.
Origin:
1565–75; < L impius. See im- 2 , pious

Related forms:
im⋅pi⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
im⋅pi⋅ous⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. sacrilegious, blasphemous, irreverent.
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im·pi·ous   (ĭm-pī'əs, ĭm'pē-)   
adj.  

  1. Lacking reverence; not pious.

  2. Lacking due respect or dutifulness: impious toward one's parents.


[From Latin impius : in-, not; see in-1 + pius, dutiful.]
im'pi·ous·ly adv., im'pi·ous·ness n.
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