adjective
- removed from religious office or stripped of clerical status
Usage: formal; ecclesiastical
Examples
- The defrocked priest was no longer allowed to perform religious ceremonies.
- After the scandal, he became a defrocked minister.
- The defrocked clergyman left the church in disgrace.
- She worked as a counselor after being defrocked by the diocese.
- The defrocked pastor started a new career in social work.
- Many parishioners were shocked to learn their minister had been defrocked.