defrocked

Example Sentences

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Baker remained in the ministry until 2000, when he was defrocked, church records show.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2024

Years ago Mike McCurry – during the Clinton administration – made a point of calling on a defrocked minister who always asked questions about Bigfoot and space aliens.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2024

The patriarch claimed he had been tricked by a trusted priest who was later defrocked.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2024

And this play, with a defrocked minister who now leads Baptist church ladies on unreliable bus tours at its center, already has plenty of flailing.

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2023

In the records at Vallombrosa Abbey, Galileo Galilei became officially listed as a defrocked priest.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin