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irreverence
[ ih-rev-er-uhns ]
noun
- the quality of being irreverent; lack of reverence or respect.
- an irreverent act or statement.
- the condition of not being reverenced, venerated, respected, etc.
irreverence
/ ɪˈrɛvərəns; ɪˈrɛvrəns /
noun
- lack of due respect or veneration; disrespect
- a disrespectful remark or act
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of irreverence1
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“The world had beaten him down a bit, but he had a twinkle in his eye and a slight irreverence to the things that happened around him.”
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But in an editorial in Tuesday's memorial edition, the paper's main shareholder said its spirit of ribald anti-religious irreverence was still very much alive.
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A joke is a surprise, and irreverence is kind of a shortcut to that surprise.
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People might be surprised you’re so close with your faith given the irreverence of your comedy.
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Looking back, though, Kent thinks that such irreverence was already baked into how she first promoted the film herself.
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