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[syn: irreverence, violation]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
irreverence
n 1: an irreverent mental attitude [ant: reverence]
2: a disrespectful act [syn: irreverence, violation]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
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