irreverendadj.

/ɪˈrɛvərənd/

Etymology: ir- prefix².

1. Not reverend; unworthy of veneration.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > irreverence > [adjective] > not worthy of reverence

aweless1440

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unreverent1576

unreverend1581

unvenerablea1616

irreverend1748

unawful1799

1494 R. Fabyan New Chron. Eng. vii. 644 To company w^t symple & inreuerent persones.]

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. lxxviii. 259 Her matted griesly hair, made irreverend by her wickedness.

1880 A. C. Swinburne Study of Shakespeare ii. 110 That most irreverend father in God, Friar John, belongs to a higher class in the moral order of being.

2. Formerly often misused for, or confused with, irreverent adj.[Arising from the earlier use of irreverent adj. in both senses.]

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > irreverence > [adjective]

unreverenta1425

aweless1440

irreverent1550

unreverendc1562

irreverend1576

unawful1627

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1576 E. Grindal Let. 20 Dec. in J. Strype Hist. E. Grindal (1710) ii. App. 80 If eny Man use immodest Speech, or irreverend Gesture or Behaviour.

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. xlvii. 95 That irreuerend confidence wherewith true humilitie can neuer stand.

1721 J. Strype Eccl. Memorials III. xli. 334 A certain learned person..impugned some part of what he had spoken, urging that he had used irreverend speech.

1796 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 2 465 To preserve their monumental altars within precincts where they will be guarded from irreverend mutilation.

1849 D. Rock Church our Fathers I. ii. 79 Handled with a rough, irreverend touch.

Derivatives

iˈrreverendly adv. (in quots. misused for irreverently).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > irreverence > [adverb]

unworshiply1303

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profanely1544

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irreverentially1675

1655 H. Vaughan Silex Scintillans (ed. 2) ii. Pref. sig. B2 So irreverendly bold, as to dash Scriptures..with their impious conceits.

1741 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses II. App. 58 He irreverendly aims at wit with the face of an Irish inquisitor.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	irreverend
释义	irreverendadj. /ɪˈrɛvərənd/ Etymology: ir- prefix². 1. Not reverend; unworthy of veneration. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > irreverence > [adjective] > not worthy of reverence aweless1440 irreverenta1513 unreverent1576 unreverend1581 unvenerablea1616 irreverend1748 unawful1799 1494 R. Fabyan New Chron. Eng. vii. 644 To company w^t symple & inreuerent persones.] 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. lxxviii. 259 Her matted griesly hair, made irreverend by her wickedness. 1880 A. C. Swinburne Study of Shakespeare ii. 110 That most irreverend father in God, Friar John, belongs to a higher class in the moral order of being. 2. Formerly often misused for, or confused with, irreverent adj.[Arising from the earlier use of irreverent adj. in both senses.] ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > irreverence > [adjective] unreverenta1425 aweless1440 irreverent1550 unreverendc1562 irreverend1576 unawful1627 irreverential1652 unreverential1793 1576 E. Grindal Let. 20 Dec. in J. Strype Hist. E. Grindal (1710) ii. App. 80 If eny Man use immodest Speech, or irreverend Gesture or Behaviour. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. xlvii. 95 That irreuerend confidence wherewith true humilitie can neuer stand. 1721 J. Strype Eccl. Memorials III. xli. 334 A certain learned person..impugned some part of what he had spoken, urging that he had used irreverend speech. 1796 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 2 465 To preserve their monumental altars within precincts where they will be guarded from irreverend mutilation. 1849 D. Rock Church our Fathers I. ii. 79 Handled with a rough, irreverend touch. Derivatives iˈrreverendly adv. (in quots. misused for irreverently). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > irreverence > [adverb] unworshiply1303 unreverentlyc1405 irreverentlya1513 profanely1544 unreverendly?1548 irreverendly1655 irreverentially1675 1655 H. Vaughan Silex Scintillans (ed. 2) ii. Pref. sig. B2 So irreverendly bold, as to dash Scriptures..with their impious conceits. 1741 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses II. App. 58 He irreverendly aims at wit with the face of an Irish inquisitor. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1576
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