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Grammar : Noun
Spell : im-pee-uhs, im-pahy-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪm pi əs, ɪmˈpaɪ-



Definition of impiousness

Origin :
  • 1590s, from Latin impius "without reverence, irreverent, wicked; undutiful, unpatriotic," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + pius (see pious). Related: Impiously; impiousness.
  • As in blasphemy : noun irreverence
Example sentences :
  • If they are penitents it is because they have been convicted of impiousness, or of lack of faith.
  • Extract from : « The Iron Arrow Head or The Buckler Maiden » by Eugne Sue
  • Insignificant as we are, we do not wish to burn in the fire of heaven for the sake of your and your favorite's impiousness!
  • Extract from : « The Poniard's Hilt » by Eugne Sue
  • The reviewer hopes never again to see a book "so stamped with pollution, impiousness, and infamy."
  • Extract from : « Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 4. Naturalism in England » by Georg Brandes
  • There is also enormous brutality; and the recognized feudal vices, cruelty, impiousness, and treason.
  • Extract from : « The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II) » by Henry Osborn Taylor

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