impiety

== English == === Etymology === From Old French impieté, from Latin impietas, from in- (“not”) + pietas (“piety”), from pius (“pious, devout”) + -tās (“-ty, -dom”). By surface analysis, impious +‎ -ety. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aɪɪti === Noun === impiety (usually uncountable, plural impieties) (uncountable) The state of being impious. (countable) An impious act. (uncountable) The lack of respect for a god or something sacred. ==== Synonyms ==== (state of being impious): ungodliness (impious behavior): ungodliness (lack of respect): disrespect, disregard (more general) ==== Translations ====