Added 10 October 2026
impiety
noun
Latin root: impietas Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about impiety at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god.
Origin
From Old French impieté, from Latin impietas, from in- (“not”) + pietas (“piety”), from pius (“pious, devout”) + -tās (“-ty, -dom”). By surface analysis, impious + -ety.
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