impious
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impious
- /ˈɪmpi.əs/
- /ɪmˈpaɪəs/
Where it comes from
From Latin impius.
adjective more impious · most impious
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Not pious.
[…] I alvvayes thought / It vvas both impious and vnnaturall, / That ſuch immanity and bloody ſtrife / Should reigne among Profeſſors of one Faith.
Similar: blasphemous, undevout, ungodly, unholy, unpious, common, impious, impure, mishallowed, profane, unhallowed · Opposite: pious, Allah-fearing, devout, devoutful, frum, godfearing, heavenly-minded, inward, godly, observant, piteous, practicing
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Lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god.
[…] surfaces too great to belong to anything right or proper for this earth, and impious with horrible images and hieroglyphs.
Similar: impertinent, insolent, irreverent, audacious, bold, get wise, bold-faced, bold as brass, brassy, malapert, brazen, brazen-faced
Translations
Every language
adj not pious
| Español | impío |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 不信心な fushinjin na |
| 中文 | 無信仰的 /无信仰的 wúxìnyǎng de, 不虔誠 /不虔诚 bù qiánchéng |
| हिन्दी | अधर्मी adharmī |
| Português | ímpio |
| Français | impie |
| Deutsch | pietätlos |
| Русский | нечести́вый nečestívyj, безбо́жный bezbóžnyj |
adj lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god
| 日本語 | 不敬な fukei na |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 不恭 bùgōng, 不敬 bùjìng |
| हिन्दी | अधर्मी adharmī |
| Português | ímpio |
| Français | impie |
| Deutsch | pietätlos |
| Русский | нечести́вый nečestívyj, безбо́жный bezbóžnyj, непочти́тельный nepočtítelʹnyj |
Talk about this word "impious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/impious. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. impious. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/impious "impious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/impious.Cite this
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title = {impious},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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