impiety

UK: /ɪmˈpaɪɪtɪ/ US: /ɪmˈpaɪɪti/ ,(im pī′i tē)

Inflections of 'impiety' (n): npl: impieties

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

im•pi•e•ty /ɪmˈpaɪɪti/   n., pl. -ties. 

1. [uncountable] the quality or state of being impious.
2. an impious act or practice:
   [countable] forgiveness for my impieties.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

im•pi•e•ty  (im pī′i tē), n., pl. -ties. 

1. lack of piety;
   lack of reverence for God or sacred things;
   irreverence.
2. lack of dutifulness or respect.
3. an impious act, practice, etc.

• Latin impietās, equivalent. to impi(us) impious + -etās, variant, after vowels, of -itās -ity
• Middle English impietie 1300–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

impiety / ɪmˈpaɪɪtɪ/ noun ( -ties)

1. lack of reverence or proper respect for a god
2. any lack of proper respect
3. an impious act