defrocking
verb
- 1
To divest of a frock.
- 2
To formally remove the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
“The defrocked priest may no longer perform rites.”
- 3
(by extension) To formally remove the rights and authority of someone, e.g. a government official or a medical practitioner.
noun
- 1
The formal removal of the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
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