The defrocked priest may no longer perform rites.
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Defrock
//diːˈfɹɒk//
Synonyms for "defrock" (81 found)
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Translations
6 translations across 6 languages.
French
1 entries- défroquer verb (remove the rights of a member of clergy)
Greek
1 entries- αποσχηματίζω verb (remove the rights of a member of clergy)
Hungarian
1 entries- kitaszít (a papi rendből) verb (remove the rights of a member of clergy)
Macedonian
1 entries- распопи verb (remove the rights of a member of clergy)
Russian
1 entries- расстригать verb (remove the rights of a member of clergy)
Swedish
1 entries- avkraga verb (remove the rights of a member of clergy)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The Vatican has defrocked the anti-abortion US priest Frank Pavone for what it said were “blasphemous communications on social media” as well as “persistent disobedience” of his bishop.
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There are refugees and black marketers, defrocked bankers and resistance fighters, gamblers, floozies, French colonial policemen, American and Spanish entertainers, and, eventually, Nazi officers (who in reality never set foot in Casablanca).
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