For it is no light thing to show irreverence to the divine laws - a fact which later events will make clear. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
There is undeniably a certain irreverence to the column. From Wordnik.com. [Splitting newsrooms and hairs « BuzzMachine] Reference
Heine can never lose the sharpness of his bite, for his irreverence is the eternal irreverence of the soul that neither man nor. From Wordnik.com. [Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations] Reference
Kahlan speculated that their irreverence was their way of reminding Richard that he had freed them and that they served only by choice. From Wordnik.com. [Soul of the Fire]
Reply Obj. 3: Violation here means any kind of irreverence or dishonor. From Wordnik.com. [Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province] Reference
It got an audience, this kind of irreverence, his kind of satire, his kind of humor. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 7, 2007] Reference
If banks got attention through emotions, youth brands took 'irreverence' to a new level. From Wordnik.com. [Pretty Blogger] Reference
In 2007, they reoffend with the clip "irreverence", again selected for the same competition. From Wordnik.com. [Etoile-Blog] Reference
He could not think of heartily accepting them all, and it would even be a kind of irreverence to make a selection. From Wordnik.com. [Christian Nurture.] Reference
She also passed along her sense of humor and irreverence. From Wordnik.com. [Her Cocoon Of Values] Reference
From all such irreverence and frivolity, good Lord, deliver me!. From Wordnik.com. [My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year] Reference
Open minded, smart irreverence would do a much better job of tackling the news. From Wordnik.com. [Lee Stranahan: Note to CNN: Hand Jon Stewart the Keys to Your Failing Network] Reference
It is practical irreverence not to look upon our relations with religious respect. From Wordnik.com. [Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women On the Various Duties of Life, Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Development; Self-Culture, Improvement, Dress, Beauty, Fashion, Employment, Education, The Home Relations, Their Duties To Young Men, Marriage, Womanhood And Happiness.] Reference
Friends and colleagues remembered an intellectual giant with a twinkle of irreverence. From Wordnik.com. [Tributes to Lord Bingham, 'the greatest judge of our time'] Reference
Whether she wanted it is beside the point; in any case, this circus is pure irreverence. From Wordnik.com. [Michele Somerville: Mother Teresa's Centenary Birthday Bash: Why I'm Against It] Reference
But the juxtaposition of artistic irreverence and military discipline could also be jarring. From Wordnik.com. [‘These People Are Here’] Reference
Phil also brought into my life more laughter, gaiety, irreverence for rules, and originality. From Wordnik.com. [Gifted And Cursed] Reference
Then she was shocked at her own irreverence and tried to put away a hysterical desire to laugh. From Wordnik.com. [Marcia Schuyler] Reference
Or an appropriate display of irreverence; a refusal to take celebrities at their own valuation?. From Wordnik.com. [Irreverent? Or Just Boorish?] Reference
Historian Sarah Vowell has earned a following with her particular blend of irreverence and patriotism. From Wordnik.com. [In Zealots We Trust] Reference
It gives the press here a robustness and irreverence that perhaps some of the American papers don't have. From Wordnik.com. [Rethinking The Media Rules] Reference
This action, which covered them with confusion, prevented their being guilty of that irreverence any more. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March] Reference
Britons love the irreverence: after two years on the air, "Goodness Gracious Me" has become a mainstream hit. From Wordnik.com. [The Queen Is Indian?] Reference
Still, every once in a while a losing candidate has the guts and irreverence to try some variant of this jibe. From Wordnik.com. [In Search of Rational Voters] Reference
For all its irreverence, the movie is finally a celebration of the spellbinding power of Shakespearean language. From Wordnik.com. [Brush Up Your Shakespeare] Reference
His fusion of reverence and irreverence has made the 40-year-old Costas the most admired sportscaster in America. From Wordnik.com. [Anchor To The World] Reference
It is said that this Bishop's spirit appears, with menacing attitude, if anyone desecrates the place by irreverence. From Wordnik.com. [Denmark] Reference
The speech that sweareth much shall make the hair of the head stand upright: and its irreverence shall make one stop his ears. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 26: Ecclesiasticus The Challoner Revision] Reference
Now, however this irreverence may be justified -- and it is not only justified but shamelessly gloried in -- it is not poetical. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays] Reference
With little else to do, we devoted ourselves to "inappropriate behavior" with the creative irreverence of budding young nihilists. From Wordnik.com. [Those Who Hold The Keys Are Listening] Reference
This gave them a feeling of responsibility and overcame to a great extent the possibility of inattention or irreverence on their part. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of Hill House] Reference
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