unfrock

[ uhn-frok ]

verb (used with object)

1. defrock ( def ).

unfrock

/ ʌnˈfrɒk /

verb

1. tr to deprive (a person in holy orders) of ecclesiastical status

Word History and Origins

Origin of unfrock¹

First recorded in 1635–45; un- ² + frock

Example Sentences

If you do not immediately comply with my request, I will unfrock you, by God!

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We cannot touch the Pope himself and we cannot unfrock his Bishops.

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He may come to be a worthy soldier, and so justify me in allowing him to unfrock himself.

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The queen herself could write to a bishop who scrupled to do what she desired, "By God, I will unfrock you!"

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But not on that account do I wish to unfrock myself; nor certainly on that account do I wish to be deprived of my wife.

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Related Words

• depose
• discharge
• disqualify
• fire
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• let go
• oust
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• suspend
• terminate