impious

/ɪmˈpaɪəs/

To be impious is to be disrespectful of god or duty. When someone is being impious they are doing things that their church, synagogue, temple, mosque, school principal, government or parents would find unacceptable.

When you don’t show reverence for religion or god, you are impious. The adjective impious is related to the word piety, which means religious reverence. To be impious is to be without piety. Being impious is similar to being blasphemous, but it’s a little more passive to be impious, while blasphemy is more actively insulting. Also, when you act out against tradition or dutifulness, you could be considered impious. If you dodge a military draft, you will likely be considered impious.

Definitions of impious

1. adjective

   lacking piety or reverence for a god
   synonyms:

   godless, irreverent

   not revering god

   irreligious

   hostile or indifferent to religion

   profane, secular

   not concerned with or devoted to religion

   wicked

   morally bad in principle or practice

   antonyms:

   pious

   having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity

   devotional

   relating to worship

   godly, reverent, worshipful

   showing great reverence for god

   holier-than-thou, pharisaic, pharisaical, pietistic, pietistical, sanctimonious, self-righteous

   excessively or hypocritically pious

   prayerful

   disposed to pray or appearing to pray

   religious

   having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity

   sacred

   concerned with religion or religious purposes

   virtuous

   morally excellent

   unworldly

   not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations
2. adjective

   lacking due respect or dutifulness
   “impious toward one's parents”

   synonyms: undutiful

   disrespectful

   exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous