IMPIETAS, impietas
Sounds Like: im-PI-eh-tas
Translations: impiety, ungodliness, irreverence, a lack of piety
From the root: IMPIETAS
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: Impietas refers to a lack of pietas, which encompasses duty, devotion, and respect towards gods, family, and country. It signifies ungodliness, irreverence, or disloyalty. It is typically used as a singular noun, often in the nominative or accusative case, to describe a state or act of disrespect.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, IMPIETAS.
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- IMPIETATEM — impiety, ungodliness, irreverence, an impiety, an ungodliness, an irreverence
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