1. to remove a miter or bishop’s ceremonial headdress from someone
Usage: ecclesiastical
2. to deprive of episcopal rank or authority
Usage: ecclesiastical

Examples

• The church council voted to unmiter the disgraced bishop.
• Historical records show that several bishops were unmitered during the reformation.
• The ceremony to unmiter the retiring archbishop was solemn and respectful.
• Political pressure led to attempts to unmiter church leaders who opposed the regime.
• Canon law outlines the specific procedures required to unmiter a bishop.
• The pope’s decision to unmiter the controversial prelate shocked the diocese.