Synonyms of profanation

profanation

noun

as in sacrilege

an act of great disrespect shown to God or to sacred ideas, people, or things

the First Book of the Maccabees tells of the profanation of the temple of Jerusalem by Antiochus IV Epiphanes in 167 b.c.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sacrilege
• desecration
• blasphemy
• violation
• impiety
• corruption
• cursing
• irreverence
• defilement
• insult
• sin
• contamination
• affront
• swearing
• pollution
• profanity
• trespass
• debasement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worship
• purification
• adoration
• consecration
• reverence
• glorification
• veneration
• sanctification