defrock
Example Sentences
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His father confessed and was defrocked as an Assemblies of God pastor.
From Seattle Times
The priests who refuse to join this chorus or stay quiet can be reassigned, temporarily relieved of their duties, or defrocked — losing their salary, housing, benefits, and most importantly their ministries to their flock.
From Seattle Times
He said the Vatican’s current legislation precluded an investigation that could have led to a harsher penalty — the most stringent church penalty is to defrock a priest, essentially making him a regular layman again.
From Seattle Times
That priest was defrocked and later there were heated scenes as he was banished from the Armenian Quarter, escorted away under Israeli police protection as residents yelled out "traitor".
From BBC
“It’s like the defrocking of the Wizard of Oz.”
From New York Times
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