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UNFROCK Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
verb un· frock ˌən-ˈfräk unfrocked; unfrocking; unfrocks transitive verb : defrock Word History First Known Use 1644, in the meaning defined above. www.merriam-webster.com
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unfrock - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From un- + frock. Verb. edit. unfrock (third-person singular simple present unfrocks, present participle unfrocking, simple past and past participle unfrocked). en.wiktionary.org
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UNFROCK definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
Definition of 'unfrock'. COBUILD frequency band. unfrock in American English. (ʌnˈfrɑk ). verb transitive. 1. to remove a frock from. 2. to deprive of the ... www.collinsdictionary.com
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unfrock
unˈfrock, v. [un-2 4. Cf. F. défroquer, and ungown v.] 1. trans. To strip (an ecclesiastic) of his frock as a sign of degradation; hence, to deprive of priestly function or office. Also unˈfrocking vbl. n. The second quotation is the only source for the common attribution of the term to Queen Elizab... Oxford English Dictionary
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unfrock - WordReference.com Dictionary of English
unfrock · to deprive (a monk, priest, minister, etc.) of ecclesiastical rank, authority, and function; depose. · to divest or strip of a frock. www.wordreference.com
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Use unfrock in a sentence - Linguix.com
Clergy members found guilty of such a charge can be admonished, removed from office or, in extreme cases, be deposed from holy orders - 'unfrocked'. linguix.com
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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. 牛津英汉双解词典
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unfrock | Definition from the Christianity topic
to remove someone from their position as a priest as a punishment for behaviour or beliefs that the Church does not approve of. www.ldoceonline.com
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92 Synonyms & Antonyms for UNFROCK | Thesaurus.com
unfrock · boot out · discrown · drum out · freeze out · give heave-ho · kick out · remove from office · ride out on rail · run out of town · send packing ... www.thesaurus.com
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unfrock - Dictionary Checker - Scrabble Word Finder
1. divest of the frock; of church officials [syn: {defrock}, {unfrock}] WordNet ® Princeton University. scrabblewordfinder.org
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unfrock, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary
The earliest known use of the verb unfrock is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for unfrock is from 1640, in a translation by James Mabbe, ... www.oed.com
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Unfrock - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
divest of the frock; of church officials. synonyms: defrock. see moresee less. type of: disinvest, divest. deprive of status or authority. Cite this entry. www.vocabulary.com
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Frock
(This is the origin of the modern term defrock or unfrock, meaning "to eject from the priesthood".) wikipedia.org
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ungown
unˈgown, v. [un-2 4.] a. refl. To deprive (oneself) of a gown. b. trans. = unfrock v.1789 Cowper Let. to Lady Hesketh 31 Jan., I had a thousand times rather be as poor as all poets are, than you should ungown youself to prevent it. 1895 Westm. Gaz. 30 Jan. 5/3 She said he had gone out cursing her an... Oxford English Dictionary
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unfrockify
† unˈfrockify, v. [un-2 6 c.] = unfrock v.1694 Motteux Rabelais v. xxvii. 134 In Germany they pull down Monasteries and unfrockifie the Monks. Oxford English Dictionary
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