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# impious

adjective

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

## Everyday

Impious means showing no respect for the gods or for holy things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impious/#m1)

### In the lessons

describes a king or people in myths who insult the gods and are punished

### Examples

- The impious king was punished. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impious/#x1)
- An impious mortal ignored the gods. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impious/#x2)
- Their impious plan was stopped by Apollo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impious/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

It means ungodly, someone with no reverence for God. Job calls his wife's words those of a foolish, godless woman.

**Interpretation.** Job's answer to his wife shows his faith: he will accept bad from God as well as good. Tradition praises him for not sinning with his lips.

### Examples

- But he said unto her: 'Thou speakest as one of the impious women speaketh. (Writings JOB.2.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/impious/#x1)
- With his mouth the impious man destroyeth his neighbour; but through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered. (Writings PRO.11.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/impious/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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