Profanity (9)
I believe the answer is:
sacrilege
'profanity' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for sacrilege that I've seen before include "Violation of something holy" , "Violation of a holy thing" , "Religious violation" , "Desecration, profanation" , "Violation of something sacred" .)