The meaning of Defrocking

Defrocking – definition

verb
Deprive (a person in holy orders) of ecclesiastical status.
Usage examples:
He had left his diocese one step ahead of a move to defrock him

verb
Present participle of defrock

除石

Defrocking, Ontnemen geestelijk ambt

Défroquer

Entrocken, Amtskleidung ablegen

डीफ़्रॉकिंग

Sbrinamento, Sconsacrare

디프로킹, 성직을 빼앗다

Лишение сана, Расстричь, Лишать духовного сана

Despojando, Apartar de sacerdocio

Word origin

early 17th century: from French défroquer, from dé- (expressing removal) + froc ‘frock’.

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verb
Deprive (a person in holy orders) of ecclesiastical status.
Usage examples:
He had left his diocese one step ahead of a move to defrock him

verb
To dismiss a priest (= remove him from his job), usually because of bad behaviour

verb
Deprive (a person in holy orders) of ecclesiastical status.
Usage examples:
He had left his diocese one step ahead of a move to defrock him

verb
Deprive (a person in holy orders) of ecclesiastical status.
Usage examples:
He had left his diocese one step ahead of a move to defrock him

verb
To dismiss a priest (= remove him from his job), usually because of bad behaviour

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