unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god
impiety
How to use impiety in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for impiety.
Editorial note
If you dig a bit deeper, you'll learn that Socrates was officially killed for impiety, and corrupting the young.
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unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god
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Definitions
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noun
unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god
See also: impiousness
Example sentences
If you dig a bit deeper, you'll learn that Socrates was officially killed for impiety, and corrupting the young.
He was put to death for asking hypothetical religious/political/philosophical questions of his students leading to charges of corruption and impiety.
Disturbed by this impiety, I managed gradually to reassemble about half of them, including nearly the whole of the biographical portion, that is, the 'Conduitt Papers', in order to bring them to Cambridge which I hope they will never leave.
Voluntary Works besides, over and above, God's Commandments, which they call Works of Supererogation, cannot be taught without arrogancy and impiety: for by them men do declare, that they do not only render unto God as much as they are bound to do, but that they do more for his sake, than of bounden duty is required: whereas Christ saith plainly When ye have done all that are commanded to you, say, We are unprofitable servants.
To him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity; your sounds of rejoicing are empty and heartless; your denunciation of tyrants, brass fronted impudence; your shouts of liberty and equality, hollow mockery; your prayers and hymns, your sermons and thanksgivings, with all your religious parade and solemnity, are, to Him, mere bombast, fraud, deception, impiety, and hypocrisy-a thin veil to cover up crimes which would disgrace a nation of savages.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use impiety in a sentence?
If you dig a bit deeper, you'll learn that Socrates was officially killed for impiety, and corrupting the young.
What does impiety mean?
unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god
What part of speech is impiety?
impiety is commonly used as noun.