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atheistic, blasphemous, impious, irreligious, irreverent, sacrilegious, worldly, atheism, blasphemy, impiety, sacrilege, cheek

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ir⋅rev⋅er⋅ence

[i-rev-er-uh

ns]

–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.

Origin:
1300–50; ME < L irreverentia. See ir- ² , reverence

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ir·rev·er·ence (ĭ-rěv'ər-əns) Pronunciation Key
n.

Lack of reverence or due respect.
A disrespectful act or remark.

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irreverence

c.1340, from L. irreverentia "want of reverence," from irreverens "disrespectful, irreverent," from in- "not" + reverens, prp. of revereri "to stand in awe of" (see revere).

irreverence
noun
1.	an irreverent mental attitude [ant: reverence]
2.	a disrespectful act

Irreverence

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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