"irreverence" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: irreverences [plural]
Etymology: From Old French irreverence, from Latin irreverentia. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|irreverence}} Old French irreverence, {{uder|en|la|irreverentia}} Latin irreverentia Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} 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. Tags: uncountable, usually Related terms: irreverent, reverence Translations (The state or quality of being irreverent.): непочтителност (nepočtitelnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), irreverència [feminine] (Catalan), malriverenco (Esperanto), irreverencia [feminine] (Galician), αγένεια (agéneia) [feminine] (Greek), desrespekto (Ido), irreverência [feminine] (Portuguese), irreverencia [feminine] (Spanish)

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