irreverence

See also: irrévérence

English

Etymology

From Old French irreverence, from Latin irreverentia.

Noun

irreverence (usually uncountable, plural irreverences)

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

Related terms

• irreverent
• reverence

Translations

The state or quality of being irreverent.

• Bulgarian: непочтителност (bg) f (nepočtitelnost)
• Catalan: irreverència f
• Esperanto: malriverenco
• Galician: irreverencia f
• Greek: αγένεια (el) f (agéneia)
• Ido: desrespekto (io)
• Portuguese: irreverência (pt) f
• Spanish: irreverencia (es) f

References

• “irreverence”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “irreverence”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.