UNHOLINESS Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

unholiness

noun

Definition of unholiness

as in impiety

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Noun

By one hand, he is bound to himself, to his impiety, his recklessness, his envy and pride, his guilt and spite.

— Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024

Definition of impiety

Noun

But soon after, in Genesis 18, God tells Abraham of plans to investigate reports of sinfulness in Sodom and Gomorrah.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
Denver author Josiah Hesse was raised by Evangelical parents in churches that believe in the torments of hell, that their poverty is due to their sinfulness and lack of faith.

— Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026

Definition of sinfulness

Noun

Though Koestenbaum’s novel is decidedly curious about the psychosexual aspect of obsession, the core themes—and a certain gleeful irreverence—are consistent across both texts.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 July 2026
The screening usually focusses on clandestine hanky-panky, but this season the girls’ irreverence was so abundant that the producers treated them to an unprecedented second viewing night.

— Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 27 June 2026

Definition of irreverence

Noun

Max Cady should be an unsettling interruption, a man who undermines our ideas of right and wrong through his nonchalance about his own wickedness; here, the most unsettling thing about him are those teal contact lenses.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026
On the day of Cal and John's Sabbath fight over Cal's hair, Reverend Rose delivers a sermon that focuses on wickedness and fear.

— Paula Cooper, CBS News, 5 May 2026

Definition of wickedness

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