1. past tense of profane; treated something sacred with disrespect or irreverence

Examples

• The vandals profaned the ancient temple with graffiti.
• He felt he had profaned the memory of his ancestors.
• The sacred ritual was profaned by the interruption.
• They profaned the cemetery by holding a loud party nearby.
• The artist’s work was profaned when it was used for commercial purposes.
• She believed that using the holy book as decoration profaned it.