| 单词 | impiety |
| 释义 | impiety (once / 3634 pages) n Impiety is a disrespect for the sacred. For example, visitors are advised not to wear shorts or tank tops when touring certain churches and cathedrals in Europe, because doing so is viewed as impiety by those who worship there. English offers many options to describe disrespect. Impudence, insolence, sass, and irreverence are a few choices. Impiety sets itself apart from these in that it describes a lack of respect for a deity, like a god or God, or for worship itself. Piety is devotion or reverence, so impiety is a lack of devotion or reverence — such as making fun of other people's religious beliefs. WORD FAMILYimpiety: impieties USAGE EXAMPLESFor her presumed impiety, Ann Moore was said to have sinned against Christianity. The New Yorker(Sep 12, 2016) There were cries, like those voiced about Anaxagoras and Bruno and Galileo, that he be condemned for impiety. Carl Sagan, Cosmos(1980) Chinese artist Ai Wei Wei famously attacked cultural heirlooms with Dada-inspired impiety, dipping Han and Qing Dynasty pots into vats of industrial paint. Washington Post(Feb 05, 2015) n unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper impiousness piety, piousness righteousness by virtue of being pious undutifulness impiety characterized by lack of devotion to duty irreligion, irreligiousnessthe quality of not being devout godlessness, ungodlinessimpiety by virtue of not being a godly person unrighteousness failure to adhere to moral principles |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。