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
Mentorship, Humor And Queer Resilience Reigns structures Outliving Michael as a series of vignettes, each poem distilling a memory that compounds to build a complete portrait of Church, a man of emotional depth and irreverent charm.
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The submissions tell a story of Massachusetts that is equal parts reverent and irreverent, with Bay Staters leaning on history while having fun with their future.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
This is a jazz film held together by Herzog’s distinctive narration with its irreverent sense of humor.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
Maher’s body-positive mentality and irreverent sense of humor has long been on display on social media.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The submissions tell a story of Massachusetts that is equal parts reverent and irreverent, with Bay Staters leaning on history while having fun with their future.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
This is a jazz film held together by Herzog’s distinctive narration with its irreverent sense of humor.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
Maher’s body-positive mentality and irreverent sense of humor has long been on display on social media.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irreverent
Adjective
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Herzl and many other Zionist luminaries came from secular backgrounds, but the movement also included more observant Jews.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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The strong gains look set to continue for TSLA from a technical perspective, noting the stock is far from overbought territory per the monthly stochastics, and the upper boundary of a secular uptrend channel puts resistance above $500.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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When a blasphemous pop star threatens to upend their happy life and displace the sisters, Mother Constance sets out to save the convent by any means necessary.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
17 Sep. 2025
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But isn't the whole idea blasphemous?—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Any extra trimmings would land somewhere between glib and sacrilegious.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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Drinking a Bloody Mary at night just feels wrong and confusing, sacrilegious even, which is hilarious because everything else goes.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
30 Aug. 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 20 Sep. 2025.
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