- Lacking reverence; not pious.
- Lacking due respect or dutifulness: impious toward one's parents.
[From Latin impius : in-, not; see in–1 + pius, dutiful.]
impiously im'pi·ous·ly adv.impiousness im'pi·ous·ness n.
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[From Latin impius : in-, not; see in–1 + pius, dutiful.]
impiously im'pi·ous·ly adv.
Content thyself to be obscurely good. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, the post of honor is a private station.
— Joseph Addison (1672-1719), English writer, statesman, publisher, essayist and poet.
The adjective has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
lacking piety or reverence for a god
Antonym: pious (meaning #1)
Meaning #2:
lacking due respect or dutifulness
Synonym: undutiful
Meaning #3:
lacking piety and reverence for a god
Synonym: ungodly
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ugudelig, pietetsløs
Nederlands (Dutch)
goddeloos, oneerbiedig, niet vroom
Français (French)
adj. - (Relig) impie, irrespectueux
Deutsch (German)
adj. - gottlos, respektlos
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανευλαβής, ανόσιος, ανίερος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ímpio (m) (Rel.)
Русский (Russian)
нечестивый, непочтительный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - impío, irreverente
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - gudlös, pietetslös
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
无信仰的, 不虔诚的, 不敬神的
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 無信仰的, 不虔誠的, 不敬神的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 불신앙의, 불경한, 사악한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不信心な, 不敬な
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) غير تقي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - לא דתי, כופר, חילוני, רשע, לא-מקודש, חוטא
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