irreverence

Noun

Meaning

The state or quality of being irreverent; want of proper reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a superior.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

violation heresy sin contempt curse insult ridicule atheism disbelief cheek hypocrisy immorality blasphemy mockery profanity
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Antonyms

reverence christianity maidenhead religiousness good fortitude
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Hypernyms

evil attitude immorality wickedness iniquity mental attitude

Hyponyms

blasphemy desecration sacrilege profaneness profanation

Related terms

reverence irreverent

Phrases with the word

holy irreverence

Examples

The greatest gift that Oxford gives her sons is, I truly believe, a genial irreverence toward learning, and from that irreverence love may spring. Robertson Davies

It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot irreverence to their studies; they are not here to worship what is known, but to question it. Jacob Bronowski

IMPIETY, n. Your irreverence toward my deity. Ambrose Bierce

I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper and the old men and old women warmer in the winter and happier in the summer. Brendan Behan

Irreverence is easy, but what is hard is wit. Tom Lehrer

Bring your mouth and selective irreverence - We'll both see stars. Brandon Boyd

Close letter words and terms

irretrievably irreturnable irrevealable irreverend irreverent irreverential