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View synonyms for unfrock

unfrock

[ uhn-frok ]

verb (used with object)



unfrock

/ ʌnˈfrɒk /

verb

  1. tr to deprive (a person in holy orders) of ecclesiastical status
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unfrock1

First recorded in 1635–45; un- 2 + frock
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Example Sentences

An unfrocked priest seeks redemption by performing an exorcism on a young woman.

For too long, the pope has failed to act on his words that child abusers have no role within the church, as evidenced by the church’s reluctance to unfrock priests for such crimes.

On the death of her first husband, she married an unfrocked priest and, when he died, she set up with a civil servant, 24 years her junior.

From BBC

"We 're not going to unfrock you, Hunter," said he, gayly, in dismissing him.

Hold your tongue; it was I who made you Metropolitan, and I unfrock you.

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