Irreverence

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Irreverence \Ir*rev"er*ence\, n. [L. irreverentia: cf. F.
     irr['e]v['e]rence.]
     The state or quality of being irreverent; lack of proper
     reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a
     superior.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  irreverence
       n 1: an irreverent mental attitude [ant: {reverence}]
       2: a disrespectful act [syn: {violation}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "irreverence":
     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