All impious synonyms
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I i adjective impious
- bad β If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
- defiling β Present participle of defile.
- desecrating β Present participle of desecrate.
adj impious
- agnostic β An agnostic believes that it is not possible to know whether God exists or not. Compare atheist.
- apostate β An apostate is someone who has abandoned their religious faith, political loyalties, or principles.
- atheistic β Atheistic means connected with or holding the belief that there is no God.
- blasphemous β You can describe someone who shows disrespect for God or a religion as blasphemous. You can also describe what they are saying or doing as blasphemous.
- canting β insincere; hypocritical
- contrary β Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other.
- deceitful β If you say that someone is deceitful, you mean that they behave in a dishonest way by making other people believe something that is not true.
- diabolic β Diabolic is used to describe things that people think are caused by or belong to the Devil.
- disobedient β neglecting or refusing to obey; not submitting; refractory.
- disrespectful β characterized by, having, or showing disrespect; lacking courtesy or esteem: a disrespectful remark about teachers.
- godless β having or acknowledging no god or deity; atheistic.
- hardened β made or become hard or harder.
- hypocritical β of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a βdo what I say and not what I doβ attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
- iconoclastic β attacking or ignoring cherished beliefs and long-held traditions, etc., as being based on error, superstition, or lack of creativity: an iconoclastic architect whose buildings are like monumental sculptures.
- immoral β violating moral principles; not conforming to the patterns of conduct usually accepted or established as consistent with principles of personal and social ethics.
- iniquitous β characterized by injustice or wickedness; wicked; sinful.
- irreligious β not religious; not practicing a religion and feeling no religious impulses or emotions.
- irreverent β not reverent; manifesting or characterized by irreverence; deficient in veneration or respect: an irreverent reply.
- perverted β Pathology. changed to or being of an unnatural or abnormal kind: a perverted interest in death.
- profane β characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- reprobate β a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person: a drunken reprobate.
- sacrilegious β pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices.
- sanctimonious β making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc.: They resented his sanctimonious comments on immorality in America.
- satanic β of Satan.
- scandalous β disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper: scandalous behavior in public.
- sinful β characterized by, guilty of, or full of sin; wicked: a sinful life.
- unctuous β characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug.
- unethical β lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
- unfaithful β not faithful; false to duty, obligation, or promises; faithless; disloyal.
- ungodly β not accepting God or a particular religious doctrine; irreligious; atheistic: an ungodly era.
- unhallowed β not hallowed or consecrated; not regarded as holy or sacred: unhallowed ground.
- unholy β not holy; not sacred or hallowed.
- wayward β turned or turning away from what is right or proper; willful; disobedient: a wayward son; wayward behavior.
- wicked β evil or morally bad in principle or practice; sinful; iniquitous: wicked people; wicked habits.
- recusant β refusing to submit, comply, etc.
- undutiful β performing the duties expected or required of one; characterized by doing one's duty: a dutiful citizen; a dutiful child.
- unregenerate β not regenerate; not renewed in heart and mind or reborn in spirit; unrepentant: an unregenerate sinner.
- unrighteous β not righteous; not upright or virtuous; wicked; sinful; evil: an unrighteous king.
- sanctified β made holy; consecrated: sanctified wine.