defrocking
verb
Meaning
- To divest of a frock.
- To formally remove the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
- (by extension) To formally remove the rights and authority of someone, e.g. a government official or a medical practitioner.
- The formal removal of the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
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