verb
- to remove someone from their position as a priest or minister, especially as punishment for wrongdoing
Usage: formal; ecclesiastical
Examples
- The bishop disfrocks priests who violate their sacred vows.
- The church disfrocked the minister after the scandal broke.
- He was disfrocked for financial misconduct involving church funds.
- The committee voted to disfrock him immediately.
- She feared the diocese would disfrock her for her controversial statements.
- The process to disfrock a clergy member can take months.