Definition of "defrocking" [defrocking]

• Present participle of defrock. (verb)

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• "But church officials, experts in abuse prevention and even some victims 'advocates question whether the time-consuming church process known as laicization, often called defrocking, is the right benchmark in abuse cases."
• "Some say there is no "defrocking" of a Kohein while others insist one progressive Orthodox rabbi performed a marriage ceremony between a Kohein and a divorcee."
• "The pope in recent months has taken steps to address the matter, such as defrocking abusive priests, stepping up Vatican rules for reporting abuse, and accepting the resignation of bishops who decades ago failed to report abuse."