Impiety [noun]

Already Galileo began to encounter vulgar indignation which accused him of impiety.

The Stoics rebuke the impiety which is blended with sensualism, and place their hopes on virtue.

One of the ceremonies of this insane time stands unrivalled for absurdity, combined with impiety.

Some one, horrified at the impiety, said to him: "Art thou not keeping a fast?"

All must die—the great and the small: and the wish to live is an impiety.

Then I swore to atone for my impiety by an humble pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

Desiring to punish the people for their impiety, Venus sent Cupid to destroy the innocent Psyche.

All the beholders saw that Minerva had surpassed Arachne, and felt that the proud girl must be punished for her pride and impiety.

It devolves on me to rouse you from this state of deep insensibility and criminal impiety.

To complete his impiety, the Theban king sent his servants to bring the god in chains before him.