irreverence

irreverent | American Dictionary

irreverent
adjective
us/ɪˈrev·ər·ənt/
lacking the expected respect for official, important, or holy things:
The television program takes an irreverent look at the medical profession.

irreverence

noun[ U ]us/ɪˈrev·ə·rəns/

Examples of irreverent

irreverent
It had seemed - and was in part intended as - irreverent, and calculated to make austere churchmen and political moralists appear crude and unsophisticated.
The irreverent atmosphere of this early-morning space did not really facilitate 'collecting' musical texts, either for analytical or for pedagogical purposes.
Though certainly less public, she remained outspoken and at times irreverent.
Some people would probably take offense even at the use of their religion in a (somewhat irreverent) fictional example illustrating legal theory-and that is foreseeable.
In this regard, much of what he writes will be regarded as shocking and irreverent.
This is a fascinatingly irreverent and immensely quotable volume.
Australians had, by the late nineteenth century, a reputation for being somewhat irreverent towards imperial pomp.
The writing is best described as ' bouncy ', with a touch of irreverent exuberance, which would appeal to an undergraduate audience.
The reasons for the 'decay' of the language are generally traced to indifferent teachers, irreverent media moguls, and permissive sociolinguists.
Her poetic expansion of the affective moments of this extraordinary text cannot be called irreverent, but it entails a different concept of the holy than that of the ancient authors.
Obviously this child is completely irreverent in her approach to assembly.
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