Definitions of desecrate

1. To divest of a sacred character or office; to divert from a sacred purpose; to violate the sanctity of; to profane; to put to an unworthy use; - the opposite of consecrate.

2. To change from a sacred to a secular or worldly use; as, to desecrate a holy place.

3. To divert from a sacred purpose: to profane.

4. To divert from a sacred purpose; profane.

5. To divert from a sacred to a common use; profane.

6. remove the consecration from a person or an object

7. To divert from a sacred purpose; to profane; to divest of a sacred office.