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What is the BEST meaning of impious as Paine uses it in this quotation? A. critical B. immoral C. unpleasant D. troublesome

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The closest meaning would be: B. immoral
The word 'impious' is used to described certain behaviors that condemned by the majority of people because it crosses moral and ethical barriers that being held by a certain society. In Religious society, these actions are considered something that would ivite the 'wrath' of the God.
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