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Definition of Irreverence
1. Noun. An irreverent mental attitude.
Specialized synonyms: Profaneness
Derivative terms: Irreverent
Antonyms: Reverence
2. Noun. A disrespectful act.
Generic synonyms: Evil, Immorality, Iniquity, Wickedness
Specialized synonyms: Blasphemy, Desecration, Profanation, Sacrilege
Derivative terms: Irreverent, Violate
Definition of Irreverence
1. n. The state or quality of being irreverent; want of proper reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a superior.
Definition of Irreverence
1. Noun. The state or quality of being irreverent; want of proper reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a superior. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Irreverence
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Irreverence
Literary usage of Irreverence
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Puritans: Or, The Church, Court, and Parliament of England, During the by Samuel Hopkins (1861)
"irreverence OF THE COMMONS TOWARDS THE QUEEN. — THE TRUE REASON FOR THEIR EXCLUSION.
... irreverence ..."
2. The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.] by Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner (1906)
"True irreverence is disrespect for another man's god. — Pudd'nhead Wilson's New
Calendar. IT was in Benares that I saw another living god. That makes two. ..."
3. A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from ...by Samuel Johnson by Samuel Johnson (1805)
"Incivility ; want of reverence; irreverence; an act approaching to rudeness.
How studiously did they cast a slur uron the king s person, and bring his ..."
4. The Puritans: Or, The Church, Court, and Parliament of England, During the by Samuel Hopkins (1861)
"irreverence OF THE COMMONS TOWARDS THE QUEEN. — THE TRUE REASON FOR THEIR EXCLUSION.
... irreverence ..."
5. The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.] by Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner (1906)
"True irreverence is disrespect for another man's god. — Pudd'nhead Wilson's New
Calendar. IT was in Benares that I saw another living god. That makes two. ..."
6. A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from ...by Samuel Johnson by Samuel Johnson (1805)
"Incivility ; want of reverence; irreverence; an act approaching to rudeness.
How studiously did they cast a slur uron the king s person, and bring his ..."
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