Desecrate (7)
I believe the answer is:
profane
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">desecrate</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that desecrate can be written as profane)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for profane that I've seen before include "Secular; obscene" , "Impious" , "Unholy" , "Blasphemous, irreligious" , "Treat with irreverence" .)