| 单词 | defrock |
| 释义 | defrock (once / 49661 pages) v Defrock comes from frock, an old word for "dress." Priests, nuns, monks, and other church officials wear a frock to symbolize their job. If they leave the church, they are said to be defrocked: their gown is taken away. Although it is still common to refer to defrocked priests (priests who have left the priesthood for one reason or another), the word does not have a generally-used meaning outside of the clergy. You would not refer to a "defrocked teacher" or a "defrocked coach." WORD FAMILYdefrock: defrocked, defrocking+/frock: defrock, frocked, frocks, unfrock/unfrock: unfrocked, unfrocking, unfrocks USAGE EXAMPLESHe is a defrocked Irish priest who has made an occasional habit of interrupting sports events. New York Times(Aug 06, 2016) Brouillard said he hasn’t been defrocked, and lives in Pine City, Minnesota, on a small pension from the church in Guam. Seattle Times(Aug 05, 2016) It all brings me to the remedy so many college graduations unwittingly provide to the now infamous Olympic custom of defrocking. Washington Post(Jul 15, 2016) v remove from one's position in the church Syn|Hyper unfrock disinvest, divest deprive of status or authority |
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