Definition Dictionary

An earnest appeal or solemn urging addressed to someone.

To officially recognize as a saint; figuratively, to treat as beyond criticism.

To treat something sacred or deeply respected with serious disrespect.

An extended discussion, conversation, or treatment of a subject.

Treating someone or something as unworthy of serious consideration.

Treating a serious matter with deliberately inappropriate humor.

Treating pleasure as a central aim of life or conduct.

Angry because of perceived injustice or improper treatment.

A difference in amount, status, treatment, or opportunity between people or things.

Unfairness or an instance of unequal treatment.

Showing a lack of solemn respect for something usually treated seriously.

One word family: also includes irreverence.

Fair treatment and action that respect what people are properly due.

Treating someone with an air of superiority that appears helpful or kind.

A philosophical approach treating reason as a source of knowledge beyond what sensory experience alone provides.

To move backward or away, or gradually become smaller or less intense.

Lasting displeasure or bitterness about a perceived wrong or unfair treatment.

Related to treatment, or having a beneficial or soothing effect.

The condition of being consistent or alike in form, quality, or treatment.