verb
- to remove someone from their position as a priest or minister, especially as punishment
Usage: formal
Examples
- The bishop decided to unfrock the priest after the scandal.
- He was unfrocked for violating church doctrine.
- The minister faced being unfrocked for his controversial statements.
- Church authorities voted to unfrock him immediately.
- She feared they would unfrock her for her radical views.
- The process to unfrock a clergyman requires careful consideration.