Ir-rĕv'er-ent, a.

a. [Prefix in, not, and reverent; Fr. irrévérent, Sp. & It. irreverente, Lat. irreverens.] 1. Not reverent; not entertaining or manifesting due regard to the Supreme Being; wanting respect to superiority. Witness the irreverent son Of him who built the ark. Milton. 2. Proceeding from irreverence; expressive of a want of veneration; as, an irreverent thought, word, or phrase.