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defrocked

ADJECTIVE
disgraced
Synonyms
STRONGEST
humiliated
STRONG
degraded demoted discharged dishonored mocked shamed
WEAK
abject down and out downtrodden in disgrace tarred and feathered
Antonyms
WEAK
honored in favor restored
ADJECTIVE
punished
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chastened dismissed imprisoned penalized
STRONG
birched castigated chastised confined corrected debarred executed exiled expelled flogged grounded immured incarcerated lectured reproved scolded sentenced spanked switched whipped
Antonyms
WEAK
cleared exonerated released

Example Sentences

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Baker remained in the ministry until 2000, when he was defrocked, church records show.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2024

Years ago Mike McCurry – during the Clinton administration – made a point of calling on a defrocked minister who always asked questions about Bigfoot and space aliens.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2024

Creech is grateful that the General Conference, near the close of its recent proceedings in Charlotte, North Carolina, passed legislation allowing reinstatement of pastors defrocked in cases like his.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

The patriarch claimed he had been tricked by a trusted priest who was later defrocked.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2024

One is the son of a defrocked snakehandling pastor who is currently serving a prison sentence.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner