defrock
/diːˈfrɒk/verb
with obj.
1- deprive (a person in holy orders) of ecclesiastical status解除(牧师)的神职。
1.1
- usu. as adj. defrocked deprive (someone) of professional status or membership of a prestigious group剥夺(某人)职业地位(或成员资格):
a defrocked psychiatrist.
被剥除职业地位的精神病学家。
词源
early 17th cent.: from French défroquer, from dé- (expressing removal)+froc 'frock'.