Profanation in a sentence as a noun

Thank goodness, I am not the only one finding this habit a terrible, unforgivable profanation of the book.

Profanation definitions

noun

blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"

See also: desecration blasphemy sacrilege

noun

degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening