per·vert
– verb
1. to affect with perversion.
2. to lead astray morally.
3. to turn away from the right course.
4. to lead into mental error or false judgment.
5. to turn to an improper use; misapply.
6. to misconstrue or misinterpret, esp. deliberately; distort.
7. to bring to a less excellent state; vitiate; debase.
8. to change to what is unnatural or abnormal.
9. to convert or persuade to a religious belief regarded as false or wrong.
– noun
10. a person affected with perversion.
11. a person who has been perverted, esp. to a religious belief regarded as erroneous.
sac·ri·lege
– noun
1. the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred.
2. an instance of this.
3. the stealing of anything consecrated to the service of God.