Irreverence

  • 101Unreverence — Un*rev er*ence, n. Absence or lack of reverence; irreverence. [Obs.] Wyclif. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 102Violation — Vi o*la tion, n. [L. violatio: cf. F. violation.] The act of violating, treating with violence, or injuring; the state of being violated. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) Infringement; transgression; nonobservance; as, the violation of law or… …

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  • 103blaspheme — verb (blasphemed; blaspheming) Etymology: Middle English blasfemen, from Late Latin blasphemare more at blame Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to speak of or address with irreverence 2 …

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  • 104blasphemy — noun (plural mies) Date: 13th century 1. a. the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God b. the act of claiming the attributes of deity 2. irreverence toward something considered sacred or i …

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  • 105impiety — noun (plural ties) Date: 14th century 1. the quality or state of being impious ; irreverence 2. an impious act …

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  • 106sacrilege — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin sacrilegium, from sacrilegus one who robs sacred property, from sacr , sacer + legere to gather, steal more at legend Date: 14th century 1. a technical and not necessarily… …

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  • 107violation — noun Date: 15th century the act of violating ; the state of being violated: as a. infringement, transgression; specifically an infringement of the rules in sports that is less serious than a foul and usually involves technicalities of play b. an… …

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  • 108profane — I. transitive verb (profaned; profaning) Etymology: Middle English prophanen, from Anglo French prophaner, from Latin profanare, from profanus Date: 14th century 1. to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt ; desecrate 2.… …

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  • 109COMMETTRE — v. a. (Il se conjugue comme Mettre. ) Faire. Dans ce sens, il ne se dit qu en parlant De ce qui est péché, crime ou faute. Commettre un crime, une faute, une méchante action. Commettre un péché. Il n a commis en cela qu une faute légère. Ils… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 110FOERRE — ou FOARRE. s. m. Paille longue de toute sorte de blé. Ce vieux mot s est longtemps conservé dans la phrase proverbiale et figurée, Faire à Dieu barbe de foerre, Ne pas payer la dîme à son curé, ou La payer avec des gerbes où il y a peu de… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)