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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

/ diːˈfrɒk /

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of defrock1

First recorded in 1575–85; from French défroquer, equivalent to dé- + froque + -er infinitive suffix; dis- 1, frock
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Example Sentences

Even after he became pope, Ratzinger refused to defrock this monster priest or provide the evidence against him to the police.

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