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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an irreverent mental attitude;

2. a disrespectful act;
[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