desecration

English Thesaurus

1. blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character (noun.act)

hypernym	:	irreverence, violation,
definition	:	a disrespectful act (noun.act)

derivation	:	desecrate, outrage, profane, violate,
definition	:	violate the sacred character of a place or language (verb.social)

derivation	:	blasphemous, profane, sacrilegious,
definition	:	grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred (adj.all)

derivation	:	desecrate, outrage, profane, violate,
definition	:	violate the sacred character of a place or language (verb.social)

derivation	:	blasphemous, profane, sacrilegious,
definition	:	grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred (adj.all)