DEFROCK Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

defrock

verb

(ˌ)dē-ˈfräk

Definition of defrock

as in to depose

to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne) the movie's director was defrocked for going way over budget

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Recent Examples of defrock He was removed from public ministry in 2003 and defrocked in 2020, but does not appear to have been charged in any criminal cases, the report said. — Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Robert Herguth, Chicago Sun-Times, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024 Baker remained in the ministry until 2000, when he was defrocked, church records show. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024 David Kerr, a spokesman for the Diocese of Lansing, said now that DeLorenzo has pleaded guilty he will be formally defrocked. — Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2023 One exception is former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was defrocked in 2019 after abuse allegations surfaced. — Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for defrock

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How far might a nation go that had no kings to depose, no entrenched hierarchies to uproot, a country so young and iconoclastic and resource-rich?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, back at the family mansion, her brother and sister scheme to depose their father.

— The Know, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2026

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After Miami scored in the second OT period, Omar Thornton sacked Daniels on first down, forced an incompletion on second down, got FSU to commit a false start and forced another incompletion to set up fourth and 21.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
He was sacked five times as Texas lost consecutive regular-season games for the first time since 2021.

— Mark Long, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

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