definition of
desecrate

[1] #1 desecrate v. [profane, outrage, violate] violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God". wn

[2] #2 desecrate v. [unhallow, deconsecrate] remove the consecration from a person or an object. wn