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Dictionary entry overview: What does impious mean?

• IMPIOUS (adjective)
The adjective IMPIOUS has 3 senses:

1. lacking piety or reverence for a god
2. lacking due respect or dutifulness
3. lacking piety and reverence for a god

Familiarity information: IMPIOUS used as an adjective is uncommon.

Dictionary entry details

• IMPIOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Lacking piety or reverence for a god

Similar:

godless; irreverent (not revering god)

Also:

irreligious (hostile or indifferent to religion)

profane (not sacred or concerned with religion)

wicked (morally bad in principle or practice)

Attribute:

piety; piousness (righteousness by virtue of being pious)

Antonym:

pious (having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Lacking due respect or dutifulness

Synonyms:

undutiful; impious

Context examples:

impious toward one's parents / an undutiful son

Similar:

disrespectful (exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

Lacking piety and reverence for a god

Synonyms:

ungodly; impious

Similar:

irreligious (hostile or indifferent to religion)

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