2syllables
defrock
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Definitions ofdefrock
1verb
- To divest of a frock.
- To formally remove the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
Example: "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.
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