irreverence
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ir·rev·er·ence
(ĭ-rĕv'ər-əns) 
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n.
- Lack of reverence or due respect.
- A disrespectful act or remark.
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irreverence
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Definition: disrespect
Antonyms: regard, respect, reverence
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Irreverence
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"Impiety. Your irreverence toward my deity."
- Ambrose Bierce
"Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail the last. To pluck the mask from the face of the Pharisee is not to lift an impious hand to the Crown of Thorns."
- Charlotte Bronte
"True irreverence is disrespect for another man's god."
- Mark Twain
"In America few people will trust you unless you are irreverent."
- Norman Mailer
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categories related to 'irreverence'
- Blame, Censure, Ridicule, and Contempt - irreverence: lack of proper or accustomed respect
- Religious States and Experiences - irreverence: disrespect for and discounting of divinity, Creation, and religion
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