defrocking
The word “defrocking” has 3 syllables: de-frock-ing
It's pronounced as /dɪˈfrɑːkɪŋ/
What is synonym and antonym for defrocking?
In the thesaurus, “defrocking” has 33 synonyms and 14 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for defrocking along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for defrocking
- banishing
- bouncing
- canning
- cashiering
- casting out
- chasing
- deposing
- depriving
- dethroning
- discharging
- dismissing
- displacing
- ejecting
- expelling
- extruding
- firing
- mustering out
- ousting
- overthrowing
- removing
- retiring
- routing
- running off
- sacking
- subverting
- supplanting
- throwing out
- toppling
- uncrowning
- unmaking
- unseating
- unthroning
- usurping
Antonyms for defrocking
- appointing
- baptising
- baptizing
- crowning
- designating
- electing
- enthroning
- inaugurating
- inducting
- initiating
- installing
- instating
- investing
- throning
Meanings of defrocking
- verb
- To divest of a frock.
- To formally remove the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
- (by extension) To formally remove the rights and authority of someone, e.g. a government official or a medical practitioner.
- noun
- The formal removal of the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
Example Sentences
- The committee announced the defrocking of several priests involved in the scandal.
- Many parishioners protested the defrocking of their longtime pastor.
- The church held a formal ceremony for the defrocking of the clergyman.
- The defrocking of the priest sent shockwaves through the community.
- Legal issues delayed the defrocking process, but it was eventually carried out.
On this page you'll find 47 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to defrocking, such as: appointing, banishing, baptising, baptizing, bouncing, canning, cashiering.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
uncrowning
- banishing
- bouncing
- canning
- cashiering
- casting out
- chasing
- defrocking
- deposing
- depriving
- dethroning
- discharging
- dismissing
- displacing
- ejecting
- expelling
- extruding
- firing
- mustering out
- ousting
- overthrowing
- removing
- retiring
- routing
- running off
- sacking
- subverting
- supplanting
- throwing out
- toppling
- unmaking
- unseating
- unthroning
- usurping