1. acts or attitudes showing lack of respect for God or religion; irreverent or blasphemous behavior
Usage: plural of impiety
2. acts showing lack of proper respect for parents, elders, or authority figures
Usage: formal; traditional usage

Examples

• The congregation was shocked by his impieties during the service.
• She was accused of various impieties against the church.
• The novel explores the consequences of religious impieties in a small town.
• His impieties toward his parents were considered scandalous.
• The priest condemned the impieties he witnessed in the community.
• Such impieties were once punishable by law in many societies.