˜yÐÄvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

impious

[ im-pee-uhs, im-pahy- ]

adjective

  1. not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices, etc.; irreligious; ungodly.

    Synonyms: , ,



impious

/ ˈɪ³¾±èɪə²õ /

adjective

  1. lacking piety or reverence for a god; ungodly
  2. lacking respect; undutiful
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Derived Forms

  • ˈ¾±³¾±è¾±´Ç³Ü²õ²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ¾±³¾±è¾±´Ç³Ü²õ±ô²â, adverb
Discover More

Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ¾±³¾î€ƒp¾±Â·´Ç³Ü²õ·±ô²â adverb
  • ¾±³¾î€ƒp¾±Â·´Ç³Ü²õ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
Discover More

˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of impious1

1565–75; < Latin impius. See im- 2, pious
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Having conferred upon Franco’s touchdown its name for 11 o’clock news viewers to embrace, I accept neither credit nor, should you hold the moniker to be impious, blame.â€

From

Once it felt impious just to say the word Auschwitz.

From

I left singing the show’s catchy number “What’s the Buzz†with impious sarcasm.

From

But Harriet would have disliked those novels’ impious ruminations on motherhood, and probably also their authors.

From

Surviving a political smear campaign that implied he was an impious Muslim, Mr. Joko appears to have won a second term in this month’s elections.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement