defrocking
present participle ofdefrock
defrock
verb[T]
formalorhumorousuk/ˌdiːˈfrɒk/us/ˌdiːˈfrɑːk/todismissapriest(=removehim from hisjob), usually because ofbadbehaviour
Firing staff
- arse
- axe
- be out onyourearidiom
- castsomeoneadriftidiom
- chop
- constructive dismissal
- decertification
- firing
- get the pushidiom
- givesomeonethe heave-hoidiom
- heave-ho
- invalidsomeoneout
- relieve
- relievesomeoneofsomething
- removal
- remove
- rightsize
- rightsizing
- terminate
- termination
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
When he started sifting through the priests anddefrockingthose unfit for preaching, many parishes were left without priests.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After the gesture of defiance, the court recommended hisdefrocking, its decision being soon after confirmed by the synod.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He gave up his religious studies to study law and get married, but never actually became a priest, so there was nodefrocking.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Violations of this ban are punishable by immediate publicdefrocking, and often by criminal penalties.
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