defrocked (Meaning)

defrocked

to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office, to remove from a position of honor or privilege

The allegations against the priest were so severe that he was defrocked and banned from the priesthood.
The clergyman's scandalous behavior led to his swift defrocking and public censure.
The Bishop's decision to defrock the errant pastor sent shockwaves through the diocese.
After years of misconduct, the minister was finally defrocked and stripped of his clerical status.
The disgraced Cardinal was defrocked by the Pope following a Vatican investigation into his financial improprieties.
The defrocked priest tried to revive his religious vocation by founding a dissident sect.
The defrocked bishop lived a quiet life of retirement, haunted by the sins that had led to his downfall.
The defrocked rabbi was accused of heresy and banned from practicing Judaism.
The defrocked nun's once-sacred vows were now a distant memory as she struggled to navigate secular society.
The defrocked imam's fiery sermons had once inspired his followers, but now they were met with condemnation and ridicule.

to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office, to remove from a position of honor or privilege

deposed, dismissed, sacked, displaced, fired,toppled, banished, deprived, dethroned, ousted

appointed, elected, installed, initiated,crowned, enthroned, baptized, inducted,invested, baptised

The allegations against the priest were so severe that he was defrocked and banned from the priesthood.

The clergyman's scandalous behavior led to his swift defrocking and public censure.

The Bishop's decision to defrock the errant pastor sent shockwaves through the diocese.

After years of misconduct, the minister was finally defrocked and stripped of his clerical status.