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irreverence

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ir⋅rev⋅er⋅ence

  [i-rev-er-uhns]
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–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)   
n.  

  1. Lack of reverence or due respect.

  2. A disrespectful act or remark.

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Word Origin & History

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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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