I.want of reverence or respect, irreverence, ungodliness, impiety, undutifulness, disloyalty (rare but class.): “nihil est quod tam miseros faciat quam impietas et scelus,” Cic. Fin. 4, 24, 66; Ov. M. 4, 4: impietatis duces, of disloyalty, treason to one's country, Cic. Lael. 12, 42: “impietatem punire voluit (legum lator),” i. e. undutifulness to parents, Quint. 7, 1, 52; Suet. Vit. Luc.; cf. Ov. M. 8, 477: “Albucilla defertur impietatis in principem,” of high-treason, Tac. A. 6, 47; Plin. Pan. 33, 3.
impĭĕtas (inp- ), ātis, f. impius,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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