impious en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- ĭm-pī′əs
- /ˈɪmpi.əs/
- /ɪmˈpaɪəs/
- ĭm′pē-əs
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Latin impius.
Meanings
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Not pious.
[…] I alvvayes thought / It vvas both impious and vnnaturall, / That ſuch immanity and bloody ſtrife / Should reigne among Profeſſors of one Faith.
1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], page 114, column 2:
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Lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god.
[…] surfaces too great to belong to anything right or proper for this earth, and impious with horrible images and hieroglyphs.
1928 February, H[oward] P[hillips] Lovecraft, “The Call of Cthulhu”, in Farnsworth Wright, editor, Weird Tales: A Magazine of the Bizarre and Unusual, volume XI, number 2, Indianapolis, Ind.: Popular Fiction Publishing Company, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more impious | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most impious | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
religionary · godfearing · pious · devout · godly · sainted · inward · observant · heavenly-minded · sanctimonious · pious · piteous · practicing · devoutful · Allah-fearing · frum
Deriveds
Relateds
Synonyms
facey · irreverent · flip · cocket · bold · insolent · audacious · bold as brass · unholy · pert · impertinent · dicacious · fresh · get wise · familiar · profane · brazen · forward · mishallowed · blasphemous · brazen-faced · insolent · petulant · impious · brassy · saucy · sassy · cute · undevout · impertinent · impure · bold-faced · cheeky · unhallowed · common · unpious · flippant · chutzpadik · malapert · impudent · ungodly · impious · unholy · irreverent
Translations (42)
cmn 不虔誠 /不虔诚 (not pious) · hi अधर्मी (not pious) · ga éagráifeach (not pious) · got 𐌰𐍆𐌲𐌿𐌸𐍃 (lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god) · cmn 不恭 (lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god) · bg безбожен (lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god) · ru нечести́вый (not pious) · pt ímpio (lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god) · id durhaka (lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god) · ga aindiaga (lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god) · ru нечести́вый (lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god) · fi jumalaton (not pious) · ru безбо́жный (lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god) · sv ogudaktig (not pious) · grc ἄθεος (lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god) · eo malpia (not pious) · de pietätlos (lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god) · la impius (lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god) · bg нечестив (not pious) · lt bedieviškas (not pious) · pt ímpio (not pious) · cs bezbožný (not pious) · fr impie (not pious) · ja 不敬な (lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god) · cmn 不敬 (lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god) · es impío (not pious) · lt nepagarbus (lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god) · ru безбо́жный (not pious) · ru непочти́тельный (lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god) · hi अधर्मी (lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god) · la nefastus (not pious) · tl lapastangan (lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god) · sv gudlös (not pious) · fr impie (lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god) · la impius (not pious) · ja 不信心な (not pious) · ga éagráifeach (lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god) · de pietätlos (not pious) · ga aindiaga (not pious) · id keparat (not pious) · cmn 無信仰的 /无信仰的 (not pious) · fi jumalaton (lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god)