Ĭm'pi-oŭs, a.
a. [Lat. impius, from prefix im, for in, not, and pius, pious; It. impio, empio, Sp. impio, Fr. impie.]
Sense 1. Not pious; wanting piety; wanting in veneration for God and his authority; irreligious; profane.
When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honor is a private station. Addison.
Sense 2. Proceeding from, or manifesting, a want of reverence for the Supreme Being; as, an impious deed; impious language; impious writings.