adjective
- deprived of ecclesiastical rank or status; removed from the priesthood or ministry
Usage: formal; religious context
Examples
- The unfrocked priest was no longer allowed to perform religious ceremonies.
- After the scandal, he became an unfrocked minister.
- The unfrocked clergyman struggled to find new employment.
- She wrote about the experiences of unfrocked religious officials.
- The church’s decision left him unfrocked and bitter.
- Many unfrocked priests have difficulty adjusting to civilian life.