Irreverently

Thirdly, in consequence to this, they ought to be informed how great a fault it is to speak evil of the sovereign representative, whether one man or an assembly of men; or to argue and dispute his power, or any way to use his name irreverently, whereby he may be brought into contempt with his people, and their obedience, in which the safety of the Commonwealth consisteth, slackened. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The following explanation of the name irreverently applied to the Bank of England is from H.rry H. Bell, Louisville, Kentucky: ❋ Various (N/A)

When the horseman reached the gate, he proved to be not Savareen, but mine host Lapierre, mounted on his fast-trotting nag, Count Frontenac -- a name irreverently abbreviated by the sportsmen of the district into "Fronty." ❋ John Charles Dent (1864)

The surface is effaced by random scrapes and smears my passage has recorded over time; I write my name irreverently in lavish script with flourishes that say I couldn’t give a damn. ❋ Ivan Donn Carswell (2008)

He studies an irreverent art form irreverently, which is as it should be. ❋ Burlesque Daily (2007)

A warning to those who use Satan's name irreverently and in blasphemy. ❋ Unknown (1871)

And along with cohort, Jezzy Wolfe, he puts on what might be the most irreverently entertaining podcast I've ever listened to. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The one I'm most eager to see is this horror-comedy — think a hybrid of Shaun of the Dead and Fox's Cops — that, from the teasers, looks to be audaciously graphic and irreverently shocking, as it follows an LAPD "Undead Task Force" as they hunt down zombies, vamps and werewolves in the San Fernando Valley. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Jim irreverently closed the session by declaring "Game on, world hunger". ❋ Yael Cohen (2010)

Her goal was singular, to make his first time what hers should have been . . . a long, sensual anointing of his body, rather than an irreverently quick desecration. ❋ L. A. Banks (2011)

Yet Christ and His Apostles did not even suffer these latter to be irreverently treated or suddenly discarded. ❋ John (2009)

Judith Weir's Two Human Hymns, with flourishes and syncopated rhythms in the accompanying organ's Baroque registers, gave the chorale irreverently cheeky outings. ❋ Rodney Punt (2011)

Deuce was being irreverent when he referred to his [brother's] date as being, "An attractive young thing if you overlooked her [lack of teeth] and tatooed forehead." When he called his teacher "Commandant of the Algebra [Gulag]", he was being good naturedly irreverent. ❋ Captain Crappy (2009)

[my mom] ❋ George (2003)

Urban Dictionary remains the social platform of choice for [mathematically irreverent] writers, who just want to [sexify] or spice the most boring or [disliked] school subject for millions of students worldwide. ❋ MathPlus (2020)

No mathematical constant other than pi has been under so much public [scrutiny]: [pi irreverence] has not only permeated popular culture, but is also potentially linked to [extraterrestrial] life in other planets or galaxies. ❋ Fasters (2023)