/prof'euh nay"sheuhn/ , n.
the act of profaning; desecration; defilement; debasement.
[ 1545-55; profanation- (s. of profanatio ) desecration, equiv. to L profanat ( us ) (ptp. of profanare to PROFANE) + -ion- -ION; r. prophanation prophanatio, for LL profanatio, as above ]
Syn . sacrilege, blasphemy.