irreverence vs evil

irreverence and evil both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
irreverence	Yes	No	No	No
evil	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, evil is a hypernym of irreverence; that is, evil is a word with a broader meaning than irreverence:

Other hypernyms of irreverence include immorality, iniquity, wickedness.

irreverence (noun)	evil (noun)
a disrespectful act	morally objectionable behavior
an irreverent mental attitude	the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice

irreverence (adjective)	evil (adjective)
	morally bad or wrong
	having or exerting a malignant influence
	having the nature of vice