Vocabulary Word
Word: irreverence
Definition: lack of proper respect or reverence; ADJ. irreverent
Definition: lack of proper respect or reverence; ADJ. irreverent
Sentences Containing 'irreverence'
As if long habituated to such profane talk from his old shipmate, Bildad, without noticing his present irreverence, quietly looked up, and seeing me, glanced again inquiringly towards Peleg.
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