impiety
Plural: impieties
Noun
- Lack of piety or reverence, especially toward God or religion.
- unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god
- The state of being impious.
- An impious act.
- The lack of respect for a god or something sacred.
Examples
- Some players consider an illegal challenge an act of impiety against the spirit of Scrabble.
Origin / Etymology
From Old French impieté, from Latin impietas, from in- (“not”) + pietas (“piety”), from pius (“pious, devout”) + -tās (“-ty, -dom”). By surface analysis, impious + -ety.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
impiety: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordimpiety: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
impiety: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
impiety: valid Words With Friends Word