Meaning of IRREVERENCE
| Pronunciation: | | i'revuruns
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- [n] a disrespectful act
- [n] an irreverent mental attitude
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| | Synonyms: | | violation |
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| | Antonyms: | | reverence | | |
| | See Also: | | attitude, blasphemy, desecration, evil, immorality, iniquity, mental attitude, profanation, profaneness, sacrilege, wickedness | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ir*rev"er*ence\, n. [L. irreverentia: cf. F.
irr['e]v['e]rence.]
The state or quality of being irreverent; want of proper
reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a
superior.
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| | Related Terms: | | apostasy, atheism, backsliding, desertion, discourtesy, disesteem, dishonor, disparagement, disrespect, disrespectfulness, fall from grace, impiety, impiousness, impudence, insolence, irreligion, lack of respect, lapse, lapse from grace, recidivism, recreancy, ridicule, undutifulness |
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