as in atheistical
not showing proper reverence for the holy or sacred
irreverent behavior during church services
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Recent Examples of irreverent
Part of how the show gets away with being irreverent and funny is the way the Palladinos hired so many real dancers.
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Zoe G. Phillips, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
Tim Page was an irreverent dope-smoking Brit; Henri Huet was French and Vietnamese, and known for his humor and kindness.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The vibe is at once sophisticated and irreverent—like an art collector’s home crossed with a Wes Anderson daydream.
—Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025
In a genre that can often be overly earnest or cynical depending on the show, Childrens Hospital is a welcome irreverent and insane (complimentary) send-up.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
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Zoe G. Phillips, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
Tim Page was an irreverent dope-smoking Brit; Henri Huet was French and Vietnamese, and known for his humor and kindness.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The vibe is at once sophisticated and irreverent—like an art collector’s home crossed with a Wes Anderson daydream.
—Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025
In a genre that can often be overly earnest or cynical depending on the show, Childrens Hospital is a welcome irreverent and insane (complimentary) send-up.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irreverent
Adjective
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Europe, as a whole, has become more secular, socially progressive and vocally hostile toward conservative ideology.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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Some religious colleges and universities are doing fine and even posting enrollment gains — at least in part because of growing political divisions, campus protests and ideological attacks on secular institutions, said David Hoag, president of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities.—
Jon Marcus,
NPR,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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For me, being a man controlled by God, things that are blasphemous always alert me.—
Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
2 May 2025
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Many Muslims found some of the depictions offensive and even blasphemous.—
Lola Fadulu,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Some of this may seem sacrilegious to the F1 fans who got into the sport because of Emerson Fittipaldi, Alain Prost, and Aryton Senna, rather than Drive to Survive, but there’s no denying that the Miami Grand Prix is a success.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
8 May 2025
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According to the first-century Jewish philosopher Philo and the historian Josephus, Pilate had his soldiers carry objects that honored Roman emperors into Jerusalem, which Jewish residents saw as sacrilegious.—
Nathanael Andrade,
The Conversation,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The only true dictionary is the lost one, the dictionary of the language that perished when the impious tower was built: the original language, God’s language.—
Mariana Dimópulos,
Harpers Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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This game must have seemed profane to the Greeks, or even impious.—
Simone Weil,
Harper's Magazine,
2 July 2024
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“Irreverent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irreverent. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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