transitive. To divest of holy orders; to defrock.

transitive. To deprive of or degrade from orders.

To deprive of ecclesiastical status; = degrade, v. 2b.

To inflict ecclesiastical degradation upon; to deprive of his orders.

To divest of office; to inflict deprivation upon; esp. in reference to ecclesiastical offices.

transitive. To forbid, prohibit, interdict (a person): esp. as a term of Ecclesiastical Law or practice. without const.: esp. to forbid (an…

To deprive of, or degrade from, holy orders; = disordain, v. 1. Obsolete.

transitive. To deprive of episcopal office or dignity.

transitive. To deprive of the priestly garb; to unfrock.

(un-, prefix2 affix 1c.)

To dismiss or degrade from holy orders. archaic.

= unfrock, v.

transitive. To deprive (a person) of his or her status as member of the clergy.

To deprive of ecclesiastical dignity. ? Obsolete.

transitive. To make unordained; esp. to divest (a priest or minister) of holy orders; to defrock. Also (intransitive): to recant or reverse a…

transitive. To strip (an ecclesiastic) of his frock as a sign of degradation; hence, to deprive of priestly function or office.

transitive. To deprive of the clerical garb, and hence of the clerical character; to unfrock.

transitive. To strip or deprive (any one) of his gown, spec. of a university or clerical gown, and thus of the degree or office which it symbolizes.

transitive. = unfrock, v.