defrock
Pronunciation Verb
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Pronunciation Verb
defrock (defrocks, present participle defrocking; past and past participle defrocked)
- (literally) To divest of a frock.
- (figuratively) To formally remove the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
- The defrocked priest may no longer perform rites.
- (by extension) To formally remove the rights and authority of someone, e.g. a government official or a medical practitioner.
- French: défroquer
- Russian: расстригать
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