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impiety

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of impiety

an act of great disrespect shown to God or to sacred ideas, people, or things
  • the unspeakable impiety of spitting in a church
Synonyms of impiety

blasphemy, defilement, desecration, irreverence, profanation, sacrilege
Words Related to impiety

cursing, profanity, swearing

affront, insult

violation

contamination, corruption, debasement, pollution

sin, trespass
Near Antonyms of impiety

consecration, purification, sanctification

reverence, veneration
Antonyms of impiety

adoration, glorification, worship

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