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noun
The state or quality of being irreverent; want of proper reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a superior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a disrespectful act
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: violation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: evil, immorality, wickedness, iniquity
Narrower terms: profanation, desecration, blasphemy, sacrilege
noun
an irreverent mental attitude
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: reverence
Broader terms: attitude, mental attitude
Narrower terms: profaneness
History
From Middle English irreverence, from Latin irreverentia, from irreverēns (“irreverent”) + -ia (suffix forming abstract nouns). By surface analysis, ir- + reverence.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
