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irreverence

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From Middle English irreverence, from Latin irreverentia, from irreverēns (“irreverent”) + -ia (suffix forming abstract nouns). By surface analysis, ir- + reverence.

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