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The answer DEFROCKED has 4 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of defrocked in various dictionaries:
verb - divest of the frock
verb - to divest of ecclesiastical authority
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Like former fathers |
Fellow stalwart in action, sacked from the ministry |
Deposed from the priesthood |
Deposed from priesthood |
Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles |
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Sep 25 2018 The Times - Concise |
May 30 2016 The Guardian - Quiptic crossword |
Jan 23 2005 The Telegraph - General Knowledge |
Jul 13 2001 Wall Street Journal |
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Simple past tense and past participle of defrock. |
deprive (a person in holy orders) of ecclesiastical status. |
Deprive (a person in holy orders) of ecclesiastical status. |
Defrocked might refer to |
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Defrocking, unfrocking, or laicization of clergy is the removal of their rights to exercise the functions of the ordained ministry. It may be grounded on criminal convictions, disciplinary problems, or disagreements over doctrine or dogma, but may also be done at their request for personal reasons, such as running for civil office, taking over a family business, declining health or old age, desire to marry against the rules for clergy in a particular church, or an unresolved dispute. The form of the procedure varies according to the Christian denomination concerned. The term "defrocking" implies forced laicization for misconduct, while "laicization" is a neutral term, applicable also when clergy have requested to be released from their ordination vows. |