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нечести́вый — meaning in English

nechestivyy

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English meaning

  • blasphemous adj Showing disrespect or irreverence toward God or something sacred.
  • impious adj Lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god.
  • profane adjective Showing disrespect for sacred or religious things.
  • ungodly adj Lacking reverence for God; not in keeping with religious teaching.
  • unholy adj Not holy; wicked, evil, or sacrilegious.

Senses

нечести́вый is used for these senses in English:

  • blasphemous Lacking piety or respect for the sacred; resembling blasphemy.
  • impious Not pious.
  • impious Lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god.
  • profane Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.
  • ungodly Of a person: lacking reverence for God; of an action: not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings.
  • unholy Not holy; (by extension) evil, impure, or otherwise perverted.

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