Hypertext Webster Gateway: "irreverence"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Irreverence \Ir*rev"er*ence\, n. [L. irreverentia: cf. F.
irr['e]v['e]rence.]
The state or quality of being irreverent; want of proper
reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a
superior.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
irreverence
n 1: an irreverent mental attitude [ant: {reverence}]
2: a disrespectful act [syn: {violation}]
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