irreverence
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ər noun
1.
the quality of being irreverent; lack of reverence or respect.
2.
an irreverent act or statement.
3.
the condition of not being reverenced, venerated, respected, etc.
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| —n | |
| 1. | lack of due respect or veneration; disrespect |
| 2. | a disrespectful remark or act |
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Irreverence
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Word Origin & History
irreverence
mid-14c., from L. irreverentia "want of reverence," from irreverens "disrespectful, irreverent," from in- "not" + reverens, prp. of revereri "to stand in awe of" (see revere).
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Example sentences
The plot sounds hopeless, but the film is handled with gleeful irreverence, dark wit and cynicism.
Perhaps it was her twinkling eyes that broadcast a kind-hearted, barefoot irreverence and always joyful demeanor.
There is a flippant irreverence in its jests and gibes which criticism is forced to condemn.
He has a round choirboy face, blue eyes with a glint of irreverence, and a boyish tousle of graying hair.
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