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impious adjective [ ɪmˈpʌɪəs ]

• showing a lack of respect for God or religion.
• "the emperor's impious attacks on the Church"
Similar: godless, ungodly, unholy, irreligious, sinful, immoral, unrighteous, sacrilegious, profane, blasphemous, irreverent, disrespectful, apostate, atheistic, non-theistic, agnostic, pagan, heathen, faithless, non-believing, unbelieving, disbelieving, doubting, nullifidian,
Opposite: pious,
Origin: mid 16th century: from Latin impius (from in- ‘not’ + pius : see pious) + -ous.


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