What does Irreverent mean?
Definitions for Irreverent
ir·rev·er·ent
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Princeton's WordNet
irreverentadjective
showing lack of due respect or veneration
"irreverent scholars mocking sacred things"; "noisy irreverent tourists"
impertinent, irreverent, pert, saucyadjective
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
"a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"
godless, irreverentadjective
not revering god
Wiktionary
irreverentadjective
Lacking proper respect or seriousness; sarcastic.
irreverentadjective
Disrespectful, cynical, cavilling, querulous, or vulgar, where one's own feelings, or especially deference to the feelings of others, customarily command silence, discretion, and circumspection.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Irreverentadjective
Not paying due homage or reverence; not expressing or conceiving due veneration or respect.
Etymology: irreverent, Fr. in and reverent.
As our fear excludeth not that boldness which becometh saints, so, if our familiarity with God do not savour of fear, it draweth too near that irreverent confidence wherewith true humility can never stand. Richard Hooker.
Knowledge men sought for, and covered it from the vulgar sort as jewels of inestimable price, fearing the irreverent construction of the ignorant and irreligious. Walter Raleigh.
Witness the irreverent son
Of him who built the ark; who, for the shame
Done to his father, heard his heavy curse,
Servant of servants, on his vitious race. John Milton, Par. Lost.Swearing, and the irreverent using the name of God in common discourse, is another abuse of the tongue. John Ray.
If an irreverent expression or thought too wanton are crept into my verses, through my inadvertency, let their authors be answerable for them. Dryden.
Wikipedia
Irreverent
Irreverent is an Australian drama television miniseries which was released on 30 November 2022 on Peacock in the United States and on 4 December 2022 on Netflix in Australia and New Zealand. Irreverent follows the story of an American criminal who bungles a heist and is forced to hide out in a small Australian reef town in Far North Queensland posing as the new church minister.
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irreverent
Irreverent refers to showing a lack of respect for things that are generally taken seriously or held in high regard, often in a humorous or lighthearted way. It can pertain to behaviour, attitudes or comments that are disrespectful or mock religious, political, social or other traditionally revered subjects.
Webster Dictionary
Irreverentadjective
not reverent; showing a want of reverence; expressive of a want of veneration; as, an irreverent babbler; an irreverent jest
Etymology: [L. irreverens, -entis: cf. F. irrvrent. See In- not, and Reverent.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Irreverent
ir-rev′ėr-ent, adj. not reverent: proceeding from irreverence.—n. Irrev′erence, want of reverence or veneration: want of due regard for the character and authority of the Supreme Being.—adj. Irreveren′tial.—adv. Irrev′erently.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Irreverent in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Irreverent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of Irreverent in a Sentence
He's irreverent, honest, curious, never condescending, never obsequious, people open up to him and, in doing so, often reveal more about their hometowns or homelands than a traditional reporter could hope to document.
We wanted to be irreverent, not necessarily confrontational.
I cannot call to mind a single instance where I have ever been irreverent, except toward the things which were sacred to other people.
In America few people will trust you unless you are irreverent.
I just think The Muppets are something so timeless, and I think the reason why is they've never tried to be timely. They've always been sort of irreverent.
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