impiety

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

impiousness

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
unrighteousness
Narrower (hyponyms)
ungodliness, undutifulness, irreligiousness
Opposite (antonyms)
piety

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