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unfrock

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un·frock  (n-frk)
tr.v. un·frocked, un·frock·ing, un·frocks
To defrock.
unfrock [ʌnˈfrɒk]
vb
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr) to deprive (a person in holy orders) of ecclesiastical status
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Verb1.unfrock - divest of the frock; of church officials
defrock
disinvest, divest - deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"
Translations
unfrock [ˈʌnˈfrɒk] VT [+ priest] → secularizar, exclaustrar
unfrock
vt → laisieren (spec), → in den Laienstand zurückversetzen


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Yet, mine honest Friar, I think it would be best both for the church and thyself, that I should procure a license to unfrock thee, and retain thee as a yeoman of our guard, serving in care of our person, as formerly in attendance upon the altar of Saint Dunstan.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
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