Act+of+impiety

  • 131desecration — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sacrilege, profanation, irreverence, defilement; see blasphemy , profanation . See Synonym Study at sacrilege . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An act of disrespect or impiety toward something regarded as sacred: blasphemy,… …

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  • 132impious — impious, profane, blasphemous, sacrilegious mean showing marked irreverence for what is sacred or divine. Impious usually implies extreme disrespect for God or the laws of God or for those endowed with God given authority particularly as shown… …

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