indevoutadj.
/ɪndɪˈvaʊt/ Not devout, irreverent, irreligious.
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society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > impiety > [adjective]
unrighteouseOE
hinderfulc1200
undevouta1300
unreligiousa1382
unkindc1390
unpiteous?c1400
indevout?1504
ungodly1526
godless1528
profane1568
ungodded1579
impious1585
unhalloweda1616
godforsaken?1623
devoteless1650
atheistic1677
undivine1686
Heaven-abandoned1720
indevotea1742
unctionless1842
indevotional1865
link1889
?1504 W. Atkinson tr. Thomas à Kempis Ful Treat. Imytacyon Cryste (Pynson) iii. xxxviii. 108 Þou shalt be founden..now deuoute, now indeuoute [1502 W. Atkynson tr. vndeuout].
1645 Bp. J. Hall Remedy Discontentm. xxv. 158 Under which, a praying soule can no more miscary, then an indevout soule can enjoy safety.
1770 G. Baretti Journey London to Genoa III. lviii. 98 No lady here misses hearing mass every day..if she did..she would be considered as indevout.
1855 F. D. Maurice Learning & Working vi. 181 Brought together by what in our thoughtless, indevout language we call accidents.
Derivatives
indeˈvoutly adv.
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society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > impiety > [adverb]
hinderfullichec1200
undevoutly1377
unpiteouslya1382
ungodly1526
ungodlily1583
impiously1595
indevoutly1694
undivinely1884
1694 J. Kettlewell Compan. for Persecuted 48 Thy pure Worship and Service, had been..carelesly and indevoutly attended.
indeˈvoutness n.
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society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > impiety > [noun]
unbowingnessa1300
impietya1340
undevotionc1340
unpiteousnessa1382
unpiteoustya1382
unpityc1384
unkindnessa1400
undevoutnessc1450
indevotion1526
ungodliness1526
unpiety?1540
godlessness1553
devoutlessness1576
impiousness1599
afgodness1658
indevoutness1842
unblessedness1881
1842 H. E. Manning Serm. v. 68 The indevoutness of your present prayers.
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adj.?1504