defrock /diːˈfrɒk/ (defrocked)

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  V-T PASSIVE（被动及物动词） If a priest is defrocked, he is forced to stop being a priest because of bad behaviour. 免去(行为不端的牧师等)之圣职

  例：

  Mellors was preaching heresy and had to be immediately defrocked.

  梅洛斯正在宣扬异端邪说，所以必须马上被免职。