Desecration (9)
I believe the answer is:
sacrilege
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">desecration</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that desecration can be written as sacrilege)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for sacrilege that I've seen before include "Religious violation" , "Sinful behaviour" , "Disrespect or damage to something sacred" , "Violation of something sacred" , "Extreme disrespect for something holy" .)