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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 prof·a·na·tion /ˌprɑfəˈneʃən, ˌpro-/
 瀆神;亂用;惡用

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Prof·a·na·tion n.
 1. The act of violating sacred things, or of treating them with contempt or irreverence; irreverent or too familiar treatment or use of what is sacred; desecration; as, the profanation of the Sabbath; the profanation of a sanctuary; the profanation of the name of God.
 2. The act of treating with abuse or disrespect, or with undue publicity, or lack of delicacy.
 'T were profanation of our joys
 To tell the laity our love.   --Donne.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 profanation
      n 1: blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its
           sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"
           [syn: desecration, blasphemy, sacrilege]
      2: degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening