irreverence

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English irreverence, from Latin irreverentia, from irreverēns (“irreverent”) + -ia (suffix forming abstract nouns). By surface analysis, ir- +‎ reverence. === Noun === irreverence (usually uncountable, plural irreverences) The state or quality of being irreverent; want of proper reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a superior. ==== Related terms ==== irreverent irreverential reverence ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “irreverence”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “irreverence”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.