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| Main Entry: | irreverence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disrespect |
| Synonyms: | blasphemy, cheek, derision, discourtesy, flippancy, heresy, impertinence, impiety, impudence, insult, mockery, profanity, ridicule, rudeness, sin, sauciness, sinfulness |
| Antonyms: | regard, respect, reverence |
| Main Entry: | atheism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belief that no God exists |
| Synonyms: | disbelief, doubt, heresy, impiety, infidelity, irreverence, nihilism, skepticism, freethinking, godlessness, iconoclasm, irreligion, nonbelief, paganism, unbelief |
| Antonyms: | belief, godliness, piety, religion |
| Main Entry: | desecration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | violation, abuse |
| Synonyms: | blasphemy, debasement, defilement, impiety, irreverence, sacrilege, profanation |
| Antonyms: | honor, praise, sanctification |
| Main Entry: | disrespect |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disregard, rudeness toward someone |
| Synonyms: | boldness, coarseness, contempt, discourtesy, dishonor, flippancy, hardihood, impertinence, impiety, impudence, incivility, insolence, irreverence, sacrilege, impoliteness, insolency, insolentness, lack of respect, unmannerliness |
| Antonyms: | civility, esteem, honor, regard, respect, reverence |
| Main Entry: | hypocrisy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deceitfulness, pretense |
| Synonyms: | affectation, bigotry, cant, casuistry, deceit, deception, dishonesty, display, double-dealing, duplicity, falsity, fraud, imposture, insincerity, irreverence, lie, lip service*, mockery, quackery, bad faith, dissembling, dissimulation, false profession, glibness, pharisaicalness, pharisaism, phoniness, pietism, sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, speciousness, unctuousness |
| Antonyms: | honesty, righteousness, sincerity, truth, forthrightness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | profanity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | foul language |
| Synonyms: | abuse, blasphemy, curse, dirty word*, execration, four-letter word*, impiety, imprecation, irreverence, malediction, obscenity, sacrilege, swearing, taboo, cursing, cuss, cuss word, dirty language, dirty name, no-no, profaneness, swearword |
| Antonyms: | clean language |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impiety |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ungodliness |
| Synonyms: | blasphemy, heresy, irreverence, profanity, godlessness |
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