impiety

English

Etymology

From Old French impieté, from Latin impietas, from in- (“not”) + pietas (“piety”), from pius (“pious, devout”) + -tās (“-ty, -dom”).

Noun

impiety (usually uncountable, plural impieties)

(uncountable) The state of being impious.
(countable) An impious act.
(uncountable) The lack of respect for a god or something sacred.

Synonyms

(state of being impious): ungodliness, afgodness
(impious behavior): ungodliness, afgodness
(lack of respect): disrespect, disregard (more general)

Translations

the state of being impious

Bulgarian: неблагочестивост f (neblagočestivost)
French: impiété (fr) f
Greek: ανοσιότητα (el) f (anosiótita)

Irish: aindiagacht f
Lithuanian: bedieviškumas m
Spanish: impiedad (es) f

an impious act

Greek: ανοσιότητα (el) f (anosiótita)
Ancient: ἀσέβημα n (asébēma)

Spanish: impiedad (es) f

lack of respect for a god or something sacred

Bulgarian: безбожие (bg) n (bezbožie)
Irish: aindiagacht f

Russian: нечестивость (ru) f (nečestivostʹ), непочтительность (ru) f (nepočtitelʹnostʹ)
Spanish: impiedad (es) f

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