English-Thai Dictionary

impious

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IMPIOUS

a.[L. impius; in and pius, pious. ] 1. Irreverent towards the Supreme Being; wanting in veneration for God and his authority; irreligious; profane. The scoffer at God and his authority is impious. The profane swear is impious.
When vice prevails and impious men bear sway,
The post of honor is a private station.
2. Irreverent towards God; proceeding from or manifesting a contempt for the Supreme Being; tending to dishonor God or his laws, and bring them into contempt; as an impious deed; impious language; impious writings.

 

IMPIOUSLY

adv. With irreverence for God, or contempt for his authority; profanely; wickedly.

 

IMPIOUSNESS

n.Impiety; contempt of God and his laws.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

IMPIOUS

Im "pi *ous, a. Etym: [L. impius; pref. im- not + pius piou. See Pious. ]

 

Defn: Not pious; wanting piety; irreligious; irreverent; ungodly; profane; wanting in reverence for the Supreme Being; as, an impious deed; impious language. When vice prevails, and impious men bear away, The post of honor is a private station. Addison.

 

Syn. -- Impious, Irreligious, Profane. Irreligious is negative, impious and profane are positive. An indifferent man may be irreligious; a profane man is irreverent in speech and conduct; an impious man is wickedly and boldly defiant in the strongest sense. Profane also has the milder sense of secular. C. J. Smith. -- Im "pi *ous *ly, adv. -- Im "pi *ous *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

impious

im pi ous |ˈimpēəs, imˈpī -ˈɪmpiəs ɪmˈpaɪəs | ▶adjective not showing respect or reverence, esp. for a god: the emperor's impious attacks on the Church. • (of a person or act ) wicked: impious villains. DERIVATIVES im pi ous ly adverb, im pi ous ness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin impius (from in- ‘not ’ + pius: see pious ) + -ous .

 

Oxford Dictionary

impious

impious |ˈɪmpɪəs, ɪmˈpʌɪəs | ▶adjective showing a lack of respect for God or religion: the emperor's impious attacks on the Church. • (of a person or act ) wicked: impious villains. DERIVATIVES impiously adverb, impiousness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin impius (from in- ‘not ’ + pius: see pious ) + -ous .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

impious

impious adjective an impious and terrible deed: godless, ungodly, unholy, irreligious, sinful, wicked, immoral, unrighteous, sacrilegious, heretical, profane, blasphemous, irreverent; apostate, atheistic, agnostic, pagan, heathen, faithless, nonbelieving, unbelieving; rare nullifidian.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

impious

impious adjective the church was shamefully plundered by impious villains: godless, ungodly, unholy, irreligious, sinful, immoral, unrighteous, sacrilegious, profane, blasphemous, irreverent, disrespectful; apostate, atheistic, agnostic, pagan, heathen, faithless, non-believing, unbelieving, disbelieving, doubting; rare nullifidian. ANTONYMS pious.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

impious

im pi ous /ɪ́mpiəs, ɪmpá (ɪ )əs / (!( /ɪmpá (ɪ )əs /の方が優勢になりつつある )) 形容詞 ｟かたく ｠神を敬わない, 不信心な ; よこしまな (wicked )(↔pious ).～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞