Blessing and Irreverence

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Blessing noun - The act of making something holy through religious ritual.

Usage example: traditionally, worshippers kneel during the blessing of the communion wafers

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Irreverence is an antonym for blessing.

Nearby Words: bless, blessed, blessedness, blest, blessedly

Irreverence noun - An act of great disrespect shown to God or to sacred ideas, people, or things.

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Blessing is an antonym for irreverence.

Nearby Words: irreverent, irreverently

usual blessing

usual irreverence

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Irreverence and Blessing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/blessing/irreverence

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