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# impiety

noun (no plural)

«impiety» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Impiety is a lack of respect for the gods, or for holy and sacred things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impiety/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old myths, a person is punished for impiety, that is for insulting the gods

### Examples

- He was punished for impiety. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impiety/#x1)
- Their impiety angered the gods. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impiety/#x2)
- Impiety was a serious crime in the old stories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impiety/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «impiety» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impiety/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«impiety» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/impiety.html) on Mova free.