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/pɹɒfəˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ · noun
The act of profaning; desecration, blasphemous behaviour, defilement..
[…] but there is a time and a season for all things, and we look upon such attempts as that before us, with a certain portion of respect for a good intention, but as a lamentable want of judgment and good taste, not to speak of a familiarity with the phraseology of Scripture, little short of profanation.
those which mocke and condemne it, intend neverthelesse to wrong this noble vertue; but onely to condemne the abuse and profanation of so sacred a title[…].
Use profanation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Profanation means The act of profaning; desecration, blasphemous behaviour, defilement..
Common synonyms include blasphemy, sacrilege, perversion, abasement.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] but there is a time and a season for all things, and we look upon such attempts as that before us, with a certain portion of respect for a good intention, but as a lamentable want of judgment and good taste, not to speak of a familiarity with the phraseology of Scripture, little short of profanation.
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