Defrocked

/dɪˈfrɒkt/ adjective

Definition

Removed from one's position as a priest or church official, especially due to misconduct.

Etymology

Past participle of defrock, used as an adjective. The form became particularly common in media reporting during 20th and 21st-century Church scandals.

Kelly Says

The term 'defrocked priest' is almost always accompanied by scandal in news stories, which is why the word carries negative associations even though technically it just means 'removed from priesthood.'

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መስቀል ነው
mes-ke-l ne-w
ARالعربية
تم فصله من منصبه
tam fa-sa-la min man-sa-beh
BNবাংলা
অপসারিত
op-sa-ar-it
CACatalà
destituït
des-ti-tü-it
CSČeština
odvolán
od-vo-lan
DADansk
afsat fra embedet
af-sat fra em-be-det
DEDeutsch
entthront
en-thront
ELΕλληνικά
αποσυρθείς
a-pos-ir-thees
ESEspañol
despojado
des-po-ha-doh
FAفارسی
از سمت خود برکنار شد
az simt khud bar-kenar shod
FISuomi
poistettu virasta
poi-stet-tu vi-ras-ta
FRFrançais
dégradé
deh-gra-day
GUGU
પદચિહ્નમાંથી હટાવવામાં આવ્યો
pad-chi-hn-ma-thi ha-ta-va-ma-a-av-yo
HAHA
an-gaba
an-ga-ba
HEעברית
שוחרר מתפקידו
sho-har-re ma-ta-f-ik-to
HIहिन्दी
पद से हटा दिया गया
pad se hata diya gaya
HUMagyar
levontak
le-von-tak
IDBahasa Indonesia
dicopot jabatannya
di-co-pot jab-a-tan-nya
IGIG
nwere ike ịkwụ
nwe-re ee-ke ee-kwo
ITItaliano
destituito
des-ti-too-ee-toh
JA日本語
職位を剥奪された
shoku-i-o-o-ku-dat-sa-re-ta
KKKK
кызметтен кеткен
kyzmet-ten ket-ken
KMKM
បានបាត់បង់ការ
baan baat-bong ka-ar
KO한국어
직책을 박탈당했습니다
jik-chaeg-eul bak-tal-dang-ha-sseumnida
MRMR
कार्यापासून काढले गेले
ka-rya-pa-so-on ka-d-le ge-le
MSBahasa Melayu
dicopot jawatannya
di-co-pot jaw-a-tan-nya
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံမှ တုံ့ပြန်
poon-ma h tu-ng-pyan
NLNederlands
onttroond
on-troond
NONorsk
avsat fra embedet
av-sat fra em-be-det
PAPA
ਕ職 ਤੋਂ ਹਟਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ
k-o-sh-t ton ha-ta-a-ya g-ya
PLPolski
pozbawiony godności
po-zba-wo-ni-y god-no-sci
PTPortuguês
destituído
des-ti-too-ee-doh
RORomână
demis
de-mis
RUРусский
снятый с должности
snyaty s dolzhnosti
SVSvenska
avsat från sin tjänst
av-sat fran sin tjenst
SWKiswahili
amelewa
a-me-le-wa
TAதமிழ்
தொழில் முறையிலிருந்து நீக்கப்பட்டது
tho-zhi-il mu-rai-li-ru-n-du nee-ka-pa-ttu
TEతెలుగు
పదవి నుండి తొలగించబడ్డారు
pa-davi nu-ndi tho-la-gi-n-cha-ba-d-da-ru
THไทย
ถูกปลดออกจากตำแหน่ง
thuk-plord-ok-jak-tam-naeng
TLTL
tinanggal sa pwesto
ti-nan-gal sa pwes-to
TRTürkçe
rütbesinden düşürüldü
ryut-bes-in-den du-shur-rul-doo
UKУкраїнська
звільнений з посади
z-vyl-ne-nyy z pos-a-di
URاردو
ال पद سے ہٹایا گیا
al-pad se hat-a-ya gaya
VITiếng Việt
bị bãi chức
bi bai-chu-ch
YOYO
ọ̀kọ́
o-ko
ZH中文
被剥夺职位的
bei-bo-duo-zhi-wei-de
ZUZU
wephulayo
we-phu-la-yo

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