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defrock
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
defrock
(verb)
defrock
/di
ˈ
frɑːk/
verb
defrocks
;
defrocked
;
defrocking
defrock
/di
ˈ
frɑːk/
verb
defrocks
;
defrocked
;
defrocking
Britannica Dictionary definition of DEFROCK
[
+ object
]
:
to officially remove (a priest) from his or her job as punishment for doing something wrong
—
usually used as
(be) defrocked
He
was defrocked
last year.
a
defrocked
priest
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