1. (

• desecrate ,
• 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" ;

2. (

• desecrate ,
• unhallow ,
• deconsecrate

) remove the consecration from a person or an object ;

1. (

• desecrated

) treated with disrespect and contempt; "many desecrated shrines and cemeteries" ;