1. to remove a mitre or bishop’s cap from; to deprive of episcopal rank or office
Usage: ecclesiastical; formal

Examples

• The corrupt bishop was unmitred by the church council.
• Historical records show several prelates were unmitred during the reformation.
• The archbishop threatened to unmitre any bishop who defied the papal decree.
• After the scandal broke, calls grew to unmitre the disgraced cleric.
• The medieval practice allowed monarchs to unmitre bishops who opposed royal authority.