(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:33:13

Ir*rev"er*ence (?), n. [L. irreverentia: cf. F. irr'ev'erence.]

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

 

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