Definition
To deprive someone of their status or position as a friar, or to remove them from a religious order.
Etymology
From dis- (prefix meaning 'reverse') combined with friar (from Latin frater, meaning 'brother'). This word emerged in medieval English when religious orders needed terminology for removing members from their communities.
Kelly Says
This obscure word shows how specific language needs to arise in specific times—medieval monasteries and convents had to develop precise vocabulary for the serious act of removing someone from their religious vows, which is why we have words like 'defrocking' that are still used today.
Translations
ARالعربية
يتحدى
yataḥaddā
BNবাংলা
চ্যালেঞ্জ করা
chyalenj kora
CACatalà
desafiar
desafiar
DEDeutsch
herausfordern
heˈraʊsˈfɔʁdən
ELΕλληνικά
προκαλώ
prokalō
ESEspañol
desafiar
desafiar
FAفارسی
چالش کردن
čāleš kardan
GUGU
પ્રતિસ્પર્ધા કરવી
pratispardhā karvī
HAHA
ƙalubalanci
kalubalanci
HIहिन्दी
चुनौती देना
chunauti dena
IDBahasa Indonesia
menantang
menantang
ITItaliano
sfidare
sfiˈdare
KKKK
қарсы келу
qarsı kelu
KMKM
ចំណាប់ខ្មាស់
cəmnaʔ kʰmaːs
MRMR
उत्तर देणे
uttar deṇe
MSBahasa Melayu
cabar
cabar
MYမြန်မာ
တရားခံစားရမည်
tayā hkăncā:remè
NLNederlands
uitdagen
œytdaːɣən
NONorsk
utfordre
ʉtˈfɔrdrə
PAPA
ਚੁਣੌਤੀ ਦੇਣਾ
cuṇautī deṇā
PTPortuguês
desafiar
desafiar
RUРусский
вызывать
vyzyvat'
SVSvenska
utmana
ʉtˈmanːa
SWKiswahili
kutia shaka
kutia shaka
TAதமிழ்
அவமானப்படுத்து
avamāṉappaṭuttu
TEతెలుగు
సవాలు చేయడం
savālu cēyaḍaṁ
TRTürkçe
meydan okumak
meydan okumaq
UKУкраїнська
визвати
vɪzˈvatɪ
URاردو
چیلنج کرنا
cīlenj karnā
VITiếng Việt
thách thức
thách thức
YOYO
ṣe afẹyinti
ṣe afẹyinti
ZUZU
thatha isikhathi
thatha isikhathi