1. defrocking - Noun
2. defrocking - Verb
defrocking
present participle of defrock
defrocking (plural defrockings)
The formal removal of the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
Although Nikon's far-flung ambitions of steering the country to a theocratic form of government precipitated his defrocking and exile, Tsar Aleksey deemed it reasonable to uphold many of his innovations. Source: Internet
The Judicial Council also hears appeals from those who have been accused of chargeable offenses that can result in defrocking or revocation of membership. Source: Internet