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Definition of Impious

Impious
Impious Im"pi*ous, a. [L. impius; pref. im- not + pius piou. See Pious.] Not pious; wanting piety; irreligious; irreverent; ungodly; profane; wanting in reverence for the Supreme Being; as, an impious deed; impious language. When vice prevails, and impious men bear away, The post of honor is a private station. --Addison. Syn: Impious, Irreligious, Profane. Usage: Irreligious is negative, impious and profane are positive. An indifferent man may be irreligious; a profane man is irreverent in speech and conduct; an impious man is wickedly and boldly defiant in the strongest sense. Profane also has the milder sense of secular. --C. J. Smith. -- Im"pi*ous*ly, adv. -- Im"pi*ous*ness, n.

Meaning of Impious from wikipedia

- Impious is a Swedish thrash/death metal band. Swedish thrash/death metal band Impious was formed by Valle Adzic and Martin Åkesson in April 1994. The...
- Christians refused to cast a pinch of incense before the images of the gods, an impious act in their eyes. Impiety in ancient civilizations was a civic concern...
- of one's religion, principles or cause; and from blasphemy, which is an impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things. Heresiology is the...
- cities of prosperity, power and dominance over the world, but due to their impious nature, Maya's cities were destro**** by god Tripurantaka or Tripurari,...
- Killer is a 2002 album by Swedish death metal band Impious. Lineker, Adam (March 26, 2003). "CoC: Impious Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved August 18...
- Nabucco (Italian pronunciation: [naˈbukko]; short for Nabucodonosor [naˌbukoˈdɔːnozor, -donoˈzɔr], i.e. "Nebuchadnezzar") is an Italian-language opera...
- entertainments, and the impious worship of pagan gods, is now dedicated to the sufferings of the martyrs purified from impious superstitions. Other Christian...
- ****anese), are similar to Gaki/Hungry ghost; the spirits of greedy, selfish or impious individuals who are cursed after death to s**** out and eat humans and human...
- Diabolic Impious Evil' is the third studio album by Polish death metal band Azarath. It was released on 16 September 2006 by Pagan Records. "CoC : Azarath...
- “pagan, impious”). It is generally agreed that the word Ḥanīf (plural: ḥunafā') is derived from the classical Syriac ܚܢܦܐ (ḥanpā, “pagan, impious”). However...