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DEFROCK Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office; a defrocked priest. 2. to remove from a position of honor or privilege.
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Defrocking - Wikipedia
Defrocking, unfrocking, degradation, or laicization of clergy is the removal of their rights to exercise the functions of the ordained ministry.
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DEFROCK Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
verb (used with object) ... to discharge from a profession, office, or honorary position. a defrocked lawyer. to divest or strip of a frock.
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defrock
defrock, v. (dɪˈfrɒk) [a. F. défroquer, in 15th c. deffr-, f. des-, dé- (de- I. 6) + froque frock. Cf. disfrock.] trans. To deprive of the priestly garb; to unfrock. Hence defrocked (dɪˈfrɒkt) ppl. a.1581 J. Hamilton Facile Traict. (1600) 440 This defrokit frere..mariet a zoung las of xv zearis auld...
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Defrock - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
Defrock comes from frock, an old word for dress. Priests, nuns, monks, and other church officials wear a frock to symbolize their job.
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129 Synonyms & Antonyms for DEFROCK | Thesaurus.com
defrock · abuse · chastise · correct · crack down on · discipline · dismiss · execute · expel · fine · harm · hurt · incarcerate · sentence. Strong matches.
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defrock - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
defrock · Contents · English. edit. Etymology. edit. From French défroquer, from dé- + froc. By surface analysis, de- + frock. Pronunciation. edit. (Received ...
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What Does It Mean to Be Defrocked in the Catholic Church? Holy ...
In a historic move, Pope Francis "defrocked" Theodore E. McCarrick, a former cardinal and archbishop of Washington, after the church found him guilty of sexual ...
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Defrock - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
Defrock, from 1580s French défroquer, means to deprive of priestly garb; origin combines de- + froque (frock), highlighting its meaning tied to clothing ...
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DEFROCKING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
verb [ T ] formal or humorous to dismiss a priest (= remove him from his job), usually because of bad behaviour.
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Frock
(This is the origin of the modern term defrock or unfrock, meaning "to eject from the priesthood".)
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disfrock
disˈfrock, v. [f. dis- + frock n.: cf. OF. des-, deffroquer, and defrock.] trans. To deprive of the clerical garb, and hence of the clerical character; to unfrock. Hence disˈfrocked ppl. a.1837 Carlyle Fr. Rev. III. i. i. (1872) 4 Disfrocked Chabot adjures Heaven that at least we may ‘have done with...
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1972–1973 Cypriot ecclesiastical coup attempt
The three bishops met among themselves and decided to defrock Makarios.
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unfrock
unfrock/ˌʌnˈfrɔk; ʌn`frɑk/ (also defrock) v [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态]dismiss (a priest guilty of bad conduct) from the priesthood 免去(行为不检的牧师)之圣职.
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