Impiety and Sanctification

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Impiety noun - An act of great disrespect shown to God or to sacred ideas, people, or things.

Usage example: the unspeakable impiety of spitting in a church

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Sanctification is an antonym for impiety.

Nearby Word: impious

Sanctification noun - The act of making something holy through religious ritual.

Usage example: the sacred site required another sanctification after it had been defiled by the invaders

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Impiety is an antonym for sanctification.

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