impious

ˈɪmpɪəs
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Translation of impious into German

Adjective

1.

religion

lacking reverence for a god or sacred things
gottlos frevelhaft respektlos pietätlos
  • His impious remarks offended the congregation.Seine gottlosen Bemerkungen beleidigten die Gemeinde.
2.

respect

showing a lack of respect or dutifulness
respektlos gottlos frevelhaft pietätlos
  • Her impious behavior shocked her family.Ihr respektloses Verhalten schockierte ihre Familie.

Synonyms and analogies of impious in English

Examples of impious in a sentence

  • The book was banned for its impious content.
  • His impious remarks offended the congregation.
  • The impious graffiti defaced the church walls.

Translations of "impious" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
gottlosadj.

They labeled him impious after he mocked their religious beliefs.

Sie bezeichneten ihn als gottlos, nachdem er ihre religiösen Überzeugungen verspottete.

respektlosadj.

Many considered his book to be impious because it challenged conventional beliefs.

Viele hielten sein Buch für respektlos, weil es konventionelle Überzeugungen in Frage stellte.

pietätlosadj.

What's impious is reveling in your hatred.

Es ist pietätlos, in deinem Hass zu schwelgen.

ruchlosadj.

It seems less than impious to rebel against the cycle of violence and repression which comes to us hallowed by the sanction of ages.

Es scheint geradezu ruchlos, sich gegen den Zyklus von Gewalttat und Unterdrückung aufzulehnen, der von dem Brauch und der Duldung der Jahrhunderte geheiligt ist.

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  • frevelhaftadj.

impious: Examples and translations in context

His impious remarks during the sermon shocked everyone in the congregation.

Seine gottlosen Bemerkungen während der Predigt schockierten alle in der Gemeinde.

She faced criticism for her impious behavior at the holy site.

Sie wurde wegen ihres gottlosen Verhaltens an der heiligen Stätte kritisiert.

The book was banned due to its impious content, which offended many.

Das Buch wurde wegen seines gottlosen Inhalts verboten, der viele beleidigte.

That cruel and impious ruler was sorely displeased with such an answer.

Dieser grausame und gottlose Machthaber war äußerst ungehalten über eine solche Antwort.

She was warned that her impious jokes would offend those nearby.

Sie wurde gewarnt, dass ihre gottlosen Witze die Umstehenden verletzen könnten.

The character's impious thoughts revealed his struggle with faith.

Die gottlosen Gedanken der Figur offenbarten ihren Glaubenskampf.

Critics accused the film of being impious for its portrayal of deities.

Kritiker warfen dem Film vor, gottlos zu sein, weil er Gottheiten darstellte.

He was considered impious for his refusal to follow the community's rituals.

Er wurde als gottlos angesehen, weil er sich weigerte, die Rituale der Gemeinschaft zu befolgen.

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