Definition of "defrocked" [defrocked]

• Simple past tense and past participle of defrock. (verb)

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• "The first is an internal disciplinary process in the church, which can end up with a priest being defrocked, that is, kicked out of the priest hood."
• "The big news in eurosceptic circles today is that two of the "defrocked" Peers, Lord Pearson of Rannoch and Lord Willoughby de Broke, have joined UKIP."
• "The big news in eurosceptic circles is that two of the "defrocked" peers, Lord Pearson of Rannoch and Lord Willoughby de Broke, have joined UKIP."