defrock

verb

de·frock (ˌ)dē-ˈfräk

defrocked; defrocking; defrocks

Synonyms of defrock next

transitive verb

: to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office

a defrocked priest

: to remove from a position of honor or privilege

Examples of defrock in a Sentence

the movie's director was defrocked for going way over budget

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In 2010, the Associated Press reported on Oakland pastor Stephen Kiesle, who was convicted of molesting children, and asked to be defrocked by the church in 1981. —

Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2023 David Kerr, a spokesman for the Diocese of Lansing, said now that DeLorenzo has pleaded guilty he will be formally defrocked. —

Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2023 One exception is former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was defrocked in 2019 after abuse allegations surfaced. —

Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023 Francis originally set out the norms as a response to the decades of cover-up exposed by a Pennsylvania grand jury report and the scandal over then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was eventually defrocked for abusing adults as well as minors. —

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