Impiety
Pronunciation : Im*pi"e*ty
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L. impietas, fr. impius impious; cf. F. impi?t?. See Impious, Piety.]
Definition : 1. The quality of being impious; want of piety; irreverence toward the Supreme Being; ungodliness; wickedness.
2. An impious act; an act of wickednes. Those impieties for the which they are now visited. Shak.
Syn. -- Ungodliness; irreligion; unrighteousness; sinfulness; profaneness; wickedness; godlessness.
pl. Impieties (.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913