unfrocking
unfrocking is the present participle and gerund of unfrock.
Meaning of unfrock
Verb
unfrock (third-person singular simple present unfrocks, present participle unfrocking, simple past and past participle unfrocked)
- To remove from the clergy; to revoke the clerical status of.
- Let’s wake up and oppose this widespread defamation; restore to the feast its significance and grandeur. Shall we permit it to be unfrocked of its glory and transformed essentially into “Clausmas” instead of Christmas?1948 December 19, George H. Sallaway, “Coming—‘Clausmas Day’”, in Our Sunday Visitor, Omaha Archdiocesan True Voice edition, volume XXXVII, number 34, Omaha, Neb., →OCLC, Religious section, page 9...
Noun
unfrocking (plural unfrockings)
- The act of somebody being unfrocked.
- It is not the unfrocking of a Priest, the unmitring of a Bishop1644, John Milton, Areopagitica; a Speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc’d Printing, to the Parlament of England, London: [s.n.], →OCLC
Forms of unfrocking
| plural | unfrockings |
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Questions about unfrocking
- What does unfrocking mean?
- Unfrocking means the act of somebody being unfrocked.
- What is unfrocking the present participle and gerund of?
- Unfrocking is the present participle and gerund of unfrock.
- What part of speech is unfrocking?
- Unfrocking is a noun.
- What is the plural of unfrocking?
- The plural of unfrocking is unfrockings.
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