Irreverence

  • 81irreverent — (adj.) mid 15c., from L. irreverentem (see IRREVERENCE (Cf. irreverence)). Related: Irreverently (early 15c.); irreverential …

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  • 82irreverent — [[t]ɪre̱vərənt[/t]] ADJ GRADED (approval) If you describe someone as irreverent, you mean that they do not show respect for people or things that are generally respected. She s irreverent, fun and hugely popular... Taylor combined great knowledge …

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  • 83Chantons sous la pluie — Singin in the Rain    Comédie musicale de Stanley Donen et Gene Kelly, avec Gene Kelly (Don Lockwood), Donald O Connor (Cosmo Brown), Debbie Reynolds (Kathy Selden), Jean Hagen (Lina Lamont, la star du muet), Millard Mitchell, Rita Moreno, Cyd… …

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  • 84impiety — noun 1) a world of impiety and immorality Syn: godlessness, ungodliness, unholiness, irreligion, irreverence, sinfulness, sin, vice, transgression, wrongdoing, immorality, unrighteousness, blasphemy, sacrilege; apostasy, atheism …

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  • 85profanation — profanation, desecration, sacrilege, blasphemy can all mean a violation or a misuse of something regarded as sacred. Profanation applies to an irreverent outrage shocking to those who cherish and hold sacred the thing mistreated; although it may… …

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  • 86profane — /prəˈfeɪn / (say pruh fayn) adjective 1. characterised by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred things; irreligious, especially speaking or spoken in manifest or implied contempt for sacred things. 2. not sacred, or not devoted to sacred… …

  • 87profaneness — noun 1. an attitude of irreverence or contempt for a divinity • Derivationally related forms: ↑profane • Hypernyms: ↑irreverence 2. unholiness by virtue of being profane • Syn: ↑unsanctification • …

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  • 88violation — noun 1. a crime less serious than a felony (Freq. 6) • Syn: ↑misdemeanor, ↑misdemeanour, ↑infraction, ↑infringement • Derivationally related forms: ↑infringe (for: ↑ …

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  • 89Blaspheme — Blas*pheme (bl[a^]s*f[=e]m ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blasphemed} ( f[=e]mf ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blaspheming}.] [OE. blasfem[=e]n, L. blasphemare, fr. Gr. blasfhmei^n: cf. F. blasph[ e]mer. See {Blame}, v.] 1. To speak of, or address, with impious… …

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  • 90Blasphemed — Blaspheme Blas*pheme (bl[a^]s*f[=e]m ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blasphemed} ( f[=e]mf ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blaspheming}.] [OE. blasfem[=e]n, L. blasphemare, fr. Gr. blasfhmei^n: cf. F. blasph[ e]mer. See {Blame}, v.] 1. To speak of, or address, with… …

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