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Unfrock

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To defrock.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To remove from status as a member of a clergy.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To deprive or divest or a frock; specifically, to deprive of priestly character or privilege.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To deprive of a frock; divest of a frock; hence, referring to a monk's frock, to deprive of ecclesiastical rank or authority.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. divest of the frock; of church officials

Word Usage

"Former Oakland Bishop John Cummings has told The New York Times that in the 80s, the Holy See was reluctant to 'unfrock' pedophile priests, including Stephen Kiesle, found guilty of lewd conduct with two young boys in San Francisco in 1978."

Verb Form

unfrocked unfrocking unfrocks

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

divest disinvest