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PRONUNCIATION OF DEFROCK

defrock  [diːˈfrɒk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEFROCK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Defrock is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb defrock in English.

WHAT DOES DEFROCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Defrocking

To defrock, unfrock, or laicize ministers or priests is to remove their rights to exercise the functions of the ordained ministry. This may be due to criminal convictions, disciplinary matters, or disagreements over doctrine or dogma. It may also be voluntarily for personal reasons. Various Christian denominations have different procedures for doing this. While the functional meaning is the same, "defrocking" carries implications of forced laicization for misconduct, while "laicization" implies no judgement either way and may be initiated by the request of a priest to be released from vows.

Definition of defrock in the English dictionary

The definition of defrock in the dictionary is to deprive of ecclesiastical status; unfrock.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DEFROCK

PRESENT

Present
I defrock
you defrock
he/she/it defrocks
we defrock
you defrock
they defrock
Present continuous
I am defrocking
you are defrocking
he/she/it is defrocking
we are defrocking
you are defrocking
they are defrocking
Present perfect
I have defrocked
you have defrocked
he/she/it has defrocked
we have defrocked
you have defrocked
they have defrocked
Present perfect continuous
I have been defrocking
you have been defrocking
he/she/it has been defrocking
we have been defrocking
you have been defrocking
they have been defrocking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I defrocked
you defrocked
he/she/it defrocked
we defrocked
you defrocked
they defrocked
Past continuous
I was defrocking
you were defrocking
he/she/it was defrocking
we were defrocking
you were defrocking
they were defrocking
Past perfect
I had defrocked
you had defrocked
he/she/it had defrocked
we had defrocked
you had defrocked
they had defrocked
Past perfect continuous
I had been defrocking
you had been defrocking
he/she/it had been defrocking
we had been defrocking
you had been defrocking
they had been defrocking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will defrock
you will defrock
he/she/it will defrock
we will defrock
you will defrock
they will defrock
Future continuous
I will be defrocking
you will be defrocking
he/she/it will be defrocking
we will be defrocking
you will be defrocking
they will be defrocking
Future perfect
I will have defrocked
you will have defrocked
he/she/it will have defrocked
we will have defrocked
you will have defrocked
they will have defrocked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been defrocking
you will have been defrocking
he/she/it will have been defrocking
we will have been defrocking
you will have been defrocking
they will have been defrocking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would defrock
you would defrock
he/she/it would defrock
we would defrock
you would defrock
they would defrock
Conditional continuous
I would be defrocking
you would be defrocking
he/she/it would be defrocking
we would be defrocking
you would be defrocking
they would be defrocking
Conditional perfect
I would have defrock
you would have defrock
he/she/it would have defrock
we would have defrock
you would have defrock
they would have defrock
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been defrocking
you would have been defrocking
he/she/it would have been defrocking
we would have been defrocking
you would have been defrocking
they would have been defrocking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you defrock
we let´s defrock
you defrock
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to defrock
Past participle
defrocked
Present Participle
defrocking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEFROCK


baroque
bəˈrɒk
bedrock
ˈbɛdˌrɒk
broch
brɒk
brock
brɒk
croc
krɒk
crock
krɒk
disfrock
dɪsˈfrɒk
frock
frɒk
grok
ɡrɒk
Gyprock
ˈdʒɪprɒk
hardrock
ˈhɑːdˌrɒk
moonrock
ˈmuːnˌrɒk
Ragnarok
ˈrɑːɡnəˌrɒk
roc
rɒk
rock
rɒk
sciroc
ʃɪˈrɒk
shamrock
ˈʃæmˌrɒk
sheetrock
ˈʃiːtˌrɒk
slickrock
ˈslɪkˌrɒk
unfrock
ʌnˈfrɒk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEFROCK

defrag
defragged
defragger
defragging
defragment
defraud
defraudation
defrauder
defraudment
defray
defrayable
defrayal
defrayer
defrayment
defreeze
defriend
defrost
defroster
deft
deftly

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEFROCK

acid rock
alt-rock
cap rock
cock-of-the-rock
cock rock
country rock
desert rock
folk-rock
glam rock
hard rock
jazz rock
moon rock
post-rock
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progressive rock
punk rock
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smock frock
Thurrock
wall rock

Synonyms and antonyms of defrock in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «defrock» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEFROCK

Find out the translation of defrock to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of defrock from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «defrock» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

defrock
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

defrock
570 millions of speakers

English

defrock
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

defrock
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

defrock
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

расстричь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

defrock
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

defrock
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

défroquer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Defrock
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Amtskleidung ablegen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

defrock
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

defrock
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Defrock
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bắt hoàn tục
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

defrock
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डिफ्रॉक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

papazlıktan çıkarmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sconsacrare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

defrock
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

расстрічь
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

defrock
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

defrock
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontneem geestelik werksaam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

defrock
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

defrock
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of defrock

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFROCK»

The term «defrock» is normally little used and occupies the 127.447 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFROCK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «defrock» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «defrock» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about defrock

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEFROCK»

Discover the use of defrock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to defrock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Heart of Russia: Trinity-Sergius, Monasticism, and ...
The council resolved to place him “on full cenobitic conditions” within the Lavra ( i.e., he would not receive any income), deprived him of his right to wear monastic clothing, and again threatened to defrock him.151 This clearly did not work, ...
Scott M. Kenworthy, 2010
2
Moral Men Need Not Apply: One Man's Quest to Become a ...
19. Defrock. 'em. and. Jail. 'em! o ooooooooooooooooooooooooo o We have met the enemy and he is us. —Walt Kelly in Pogo Disgust and outrage. These are the emotions I feel when I think of the situation regarding the molestation of young ...
R. Donald McGaffigan, 2005
3
Desperation Point
On our way to Erika's house, we took a detour in an alley leading to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Defrock. A gathering of men stood in a somewhat semi-circular form. They all looked in the same direction as if they were awestruck by some mirage.
Clington Quamie, 2011
4
Fundamentalisms Observed
Three days later a government decree requiring Bodhiraksa to defrock was delivered by the secretary of the Ministry of Education to Santi Asoka headquarters. Failing to comply with the order, Bodhiraksa was arrested on 16 June. Because the ...
Martin E. Marty, R. Scott Appleby, 1994
5
Poems From an Old Romantic
Too soon you have mellowed; Your magical cycle fullcircle, Has now run its course, And we must defrock you. Defrock your mantle of glory, And witheach trinket, Each bauble removed, A twinge of sadness, Perhaps a tear. A tear for carefree ...
Stanley H. Ward, 2012
6
O. M. A. One Man Army
Congratulations.” Captain Cone snickered and said, “Sorry, these recruits were all we could find. We managed to get Gabi Defrock here. Everyone else is going to the Surculus home system. We found it. Once we get done with these pests, we  ...
Dan Neumann, 2006
7
Barron's PSAT/NMSQT: PSAT/National Merit Scholarship ...
Carl Sandburg's Abraham Lincoln may be regarded as the definitive work on the life of the Great Emancipator. defrock V. strip a priest or minister of church authority. We knew the minister had violated church regulations, but we had not ...
Sharon Weiner Green, Ira K. Wolf, Ph.D., 2006
8
Conversations with American Writers: The Doubt, the Faith, ...
There are ways in which you've increasingly gone in that direction. pg I love how they tried to defrock him, but they couldn't get to him. When my book If Grace Is True came out, about a half dozen fundamentalist pastors came after me.
W. Dale Brown, 2008
9
Amharic-English dictionary: H - N.
It is worn by monks and nuns; occ. used to designate other kinds of hats «P«fl '• A *feA to become a monk without being worthy of it *-fl '• «fe££ to defrock (a monk, nun) 4"(\ '• to become a monk #«fl - MO to put on the qob-cap thereby indicating ...
Thomas Leiper Kane, 1990
10
Can Workers Have A Voice?: The Politics of ...
Roth chose to appeal the decision of the executive board of the synod to defrock him. The board of appeal was the convention of the synod, a gathering of some 500 ministers and laypeople from throughout the area. The synod did not receive  ...
Dale A. Hathaway, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEFROCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term defrock is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Russian Consumer Group Raises Hell by Warning Tourists Against …
Anshakov is a well-known critic of both the Kremlin and Patriarch Kirill, the head of Russian Orthodox Church, whom Anshakov tried to defrock ... «Global Voices Online, Jul 15»
2
Kids Say the Funniest Things: Divorce Speak from the Mouths of …
If you thought your ex spouse had the ability to defrock you in one sentence or to befuddle you with a single word, you probably already know ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
Going Out Guide for the District of Columbia, July 2-8, 2015
“Tartuffe” A family attempts to defrock a religious fraud taking advantage of its patriarch. Thursday-Friday at 8 p.m., closes Sunday with shows at ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
4
Avanti prevails over Violent Snow
Drummed Out, the son of Commands from Defrock, finished second behind Fashion Sniptz by a nose in the Avs Windows & Doors 2yo Maiden ... «Khaleej Times, Jun 15»
5
Monk in sex-abuse case gets bail
As well, monastic authorities in Nakhon Si Thammarat have declined a police request to defrock Phra Kritsana Suwannarat, saying no decision ... «Bangkok Post, Jun 15»
6
Guest Opinion: “No future in frontin'” for Dolezal
Or should we defrock this pretender of Black authenticity as a fraud? Is it okay for a White woman to gain the trust and support of the African ... «Crosscut, Jun 15»
7
Amid charge of failing to protect children, former Shrine pastor …
He said the acceptance of the two resignations “doesn't feel like reform” and that Francis should move to defrock top church leaders in the ... «The Macomb Daily, Jun 15»
8
Defrocking monk was politically motivated, say locals
The head of the township Buddhist clergy himself asked the authorities not to defrock and arrest the Sayadaw immediately," said Soe Htay from ... «The Nation, Jun 15»
9
Child Abuse In Church: How Pedophile Jozef Wesolowski Could …
The Vatican initially tried Wesolowski under the Church's canon law, and found enough evidence to defrock the apparent pedophile. «Latin Times, Jun 15»
10
Latest on Church Abuse: Whistleblower: Right Move to Resign
Clohessy says Pope Francis should move to defrock top church leaders in the archdiocese. Nienstedt and Piche resigned Monday, 10 days ... «New York Times, Jun 15»

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