disreverence

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

dis- +‎ reverence

Verb[edit]

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

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To treat irreverently or with disrespect.
    • 1650, William Sclater, A Brief and Plain Commentary, with Notes [] :
      disreverence the Name God

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