DEFROCKING Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word defrocking. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DEFROCKING
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ousting | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out | ||||||||
stripping | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the removal of covering | ||||||||
dethroning | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • remove a monarch from the throne | ||||||||
dismissing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • bar from attention or consideration • cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration • stop associating with • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position • end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave • declare void | ||||||||
removing | verbv | |||||||
noun • degree of figurative distance or separation verb • remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract • remove from a position or an office • dispose of • cause to leave • shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes • stay away or leave • kill intentionally and with premeditation • get rid of something abstract | ||||||||
unclothing | verbv | |||||||
verb • strip • take the covers off • get undressed | ||||||||
unfrocking | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
verb • divest of the frock; of church officials | ||||||||
unfrock | verbv | |||||||
verb • divest of the frock; of church officials | ||||||||
disfrock | verbv | |||||||
verb • To remove from status as a member of a clergy; to unfrock. |