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impiety
[
im-
pahy
-i-tee
]
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im·pi·e·ty
/
ɪmˈpaɪ
ɪ
ti
/
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[
im-
pahy
-i-tee
]
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noun,
plural
-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.
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English
impietie
<
Latin
impietās,
equivalent to
impi
(
us
)
impious
+
-etās,
variant, after vowels, of
-itās
-ity
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impiety
.
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impiety
(ɪmˈpaɪɪtɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-ties
1.
lack of reverence or proper respect for a god
2.
any lack of proper respect
3.
an impious act
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