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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Profane \Pro*fane"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Profaned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Profaning}.] [L. profanare: cf. F. profaner. See {Profane}, adjective]
1. To violate, as anything sacred; to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate; to pollute; as, to profane the name of God; to profane the Scriptures, or the ordinance of God.
The priests in the temple profane the sabbath. --Matt. xii. 5.
2. To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile.
So idly to profane the precious time. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
profaned
adjective: treated irreverently or sacrilegiously [syn: {violated}]
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