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IMPIOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking piety or reverence for a god
Classified under:
Similar:
godless; irreverent (not revering god)
Also:
irreligious (hostile or indifferent to religion)
profane; secular (not concerned with or devoted to religion)
wicked (morally bad in principle or practice)
Attribute:
piety; piousness (righteousness by virtue of being pious)
Antonym:
pious (having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity)
Derivation:
impiousness (unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lacking due respect or dutifulness
Example:
an undutiful son
Synonyms:
impious; undutiful
Classified under:
Similar:
disrespectful (exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous)
Derivation:
impiousness (unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god)
