· violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
Synonym(s): profane, outrage, violate
Hypernym(s): assail, assault, set_on, attack
· remove the consecration from a person or an object
Synonym(s): unhallow, deconsecrate
Hypernym(s): change_by_reversal, turn, reverse
Antonym(s): consecrate