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defrock

[ dee-frok ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to deprive (a monk, priest, minister, etc.) of ecclesiastical rank, authority, and function; depose.
to discharge from a profession, office, or honorary position:
a defrocked lawyer.
to divest or strip of a frock.

defrock

/ diːˈfrɒk /

Origin of defrock¹

First recorded in 1575–85; from French défroquer, equivalent to dé- + froque + -er infinitive suffix; dis- ¹, frock

Even after he became pope, Ratzinger refused to defrock this monster priest or provide the evidence against him to the police.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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