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defrock

[ dee-frok ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to deprive (a monk, priest, minister, etc.) of ecclesiastical rank, authority, and function; depose.
  2. to discharge from a profession, office, or honorary position:

    a defrocked lawyer.

  3. to divest or strip of a frock.


defrock

/ »å¾±Ëˈ´Ú°ùÉ’°ì /

verb

  1. tr to deprive (a person in holy orders) of ecclesiastical status; unfrock
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of defrock1

First recorded in 1575–85; from French »åé´Ú°ù´Ç±ç³Ü±ð°ù, equivalent to »åé- + froque + -er infinitive suffix; dis- 1, frock
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Example Sentences

Baker remained in the ministry until 2000, when he was defrocked, church records show.

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They’re defrocking the Mets down to their vagabond shoes that are longing to ... oh, forget it, one shouldn’t need to crib from a corny song to describe what is happening here.

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There have also been new rules whereby clergy who have committed abuse can “defrocked.â€

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Years ago Mike McCurry – during the Clinton administration – made a point of calling on a defrocked minister who always asked questions about Bigfoot and space aliens.

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Twenty years ago, Beth Stroud was defrocked as a United Methodist Church pastor after telling her Philadelphia congregation that she was in a committed same-sex relationship.

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