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defrock

verb

/diːˈfrɑːk/

Meaning

to officially remove a priest or minister from their position and authority

The church decided to defrock the priest after the scandal.

dismiss, expel, oust, strip, discharge

ordain, appoint, consecrate

defrock a priest, defrock a bishop, defrock the clergy

to make something sacred, usually through a religious ceremony

Extend the application of a method or conclusion to an unknown situation by assuming that existing t...

to fail to recognize the full value or importance of something or someone

To combine two or more things, often confusingly, into one.

to go quickly; hasten

to produce young animals; to reproduce; to keep animals for producing young