disreverence

English

Etymology

From dis- +‎ reverence.

Verb

disreverence (third-person singular simple present disreverences, present participle disreverencing, simple past and past participle disreverenced)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To treat irreverently or with disrespect.
   • 1650, William Sclater, A Brief and Plain Commentary, with Notes […] :

     disreverence the Name God

References

• “disreverence”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.