profanation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character
noun degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening

From Middle French prophanation, profanation, and its source, Late Latin profanatio, from the participle stem of Latin profānō.

I’ll have no profanation neither. — The Adventures of Roderick Random, T. (Tobias) Smollett
Publicity of any sort was a profanation. — The Creators: A Comedy, May Sinclair
I have guarded, however, against any such profanation. — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe

desecration, blasphemy, sacrilege

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