impiously
In sacrilegious manner
In a manner showing disrespect or contempt for religion, sacred things, or duties owed to parents and family.
The word carries moral weight beyond mere irreverence: He impiously mocked the rituals his ancestors had honored for generations.
Less commonly, it describes any act of profound disrespect toward what others hold sacred.
Without proper respect
- contemptuouslyWith scorn or derision
- derisivelyIn a mocking manner
- disdainfullyWith arrogant dismissal
- mockinglyIn a ridiculing manner
scornfully · insolently · flippantly · scoffingly · presumptuously · audaciously · brazenly · impertinently
Belief opposing official doctrine
- profanityVulgar or obscene speech
- sacrilegeViolation of the hallowed
- desecrationViolating something sacred
- godlessnessLack of belief
irreligion · apostasy · unbelief · atheism · agnosticism · iconoclasm · defilement · profanation
Violating something sacred
- profanationViolation of sanctity
- violationBreaking of rules
- defilementAct of corrupting purity
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
abomination · transgression · pollution · degradation · vandalism · sacrilege · unholy · sinfully
irreverently
Without proper respect
- contemptuouslyWith scorn or derision
- derisivelyIn a mocking manner
- disdainfullyWith arrogant dismissal
mockingly · scornfully · insolently · flippantly · scoffingly · presumptuously · audaciously · brazenly · impertinently · impudently
heresy
Belief opposing official doctrine
- profanityVulgar or obscene speech
- sacrilegeViolation of the hallowed
- desecrationViolating something sacred
godlessness · irreligion · apostasy · unbelief · atheism · agnosticism · iconoclasm · defilement · profanation · heathenism
desecration
Violating something sacred
- profanationViolation of sanctity
- violationBreaking of rules
- defilementAct of corrupting purity
blasphemy · abomination · transgression · pollution · degradation · vandalism · sacrilege · unholy · sinfully · wickedly
impiouslypiously
With dutiful devotion
devoutly · reverently · religiously · worshipfully · sanctimoniously
impiouslydeferentially
With respectful yielding
dutifully · respectfully · reverentially · obediently · submissively