impiety

Etymology

From Old French impieté, from Latin impietas, from in- (“not”) + pietas (“piety”), from pius (“pious, devout”) + -tās (“-ty, -dom”).

noun

  1. (uncountable) The state of being impious.
  2. (countable) An impious act.
  3. (uncountable) The lack of respect for a god or something sacred.

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