Synonyms for impiousness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : im-pee-uhs, im-pahy- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪm pi əs, ɪmˈpaɪ- |
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Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for impiousness
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