impious

Definitions


[ɪmˈpʌɪəs], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- showing a lack of respect for God or religion
(e.g: the emperor's impious attacks on the Church)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin impius (from in- ‘not’ + pius: see pious)+ -ous




definition by Oxford Dictionaries