desecrate
     v 1: violate the sacred character of a place or language;
          "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the
          church"; "profane the name of God" [syn: {profane}, {outrage},
           {violate}]
     2: remove the consecration from a person or an object [syn: {deconsecrate}]
        [ant: {consecrate}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0