disreverence

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verb

To treat irreverently or with disrespect.

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Meanings

verbdisreverence (third-person singular simple present disreverences, present participle disreverencing, simple past and past participle disreverenced)

present singular third person disreverences · participle present disreverencing · participle past disreverenced · past disreverenced

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo treat irreverently or with disrespect.

    disreverence the Name God

    1650, William Sclater, A Brief and Plain Commentary, with Notes […]

Origin

From dis- + reverence.

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APA

disreverence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disreverence

MLA

“disreverence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disreverence. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disreverence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disreverence.

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