defrock
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /diːˈfɹɒk/
  • (GA) IPA: /diˈfɹɑk/
Verb

defrock (defrocks, present participle defrocking; past and past participle defrocked)

  1. (literally) To divest of a frock.
  2. (figuratively) To formally remove the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
    The defrocked priest may no longer perform rites.
  3. (by extension) To formally remove the rights and authority of someone, e.g. a government official or a medical practitioner.
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