Disfrock

/dɪsˈfrɒk/ verb

Definition

To remove someone from their position as a member of the clergy or religious order.

Etymology

From dis- (reverse/remove) combined with frock (a religious robe or garment). It originated in English during the medieval period when the church needed words to describe the formal removal of clergy from their positions.

Kelly Says

The literal idea of removing someone's frock (their distinctive religious clothing) became the metaphor for removing their entire religious identity and authority—showing how physical clothing symbolized spiritual status in ways we don't always think about today.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አሳዕብ
āsāʿəb
ARالعربية
نزع النقاب
nazʿ an-niqāb
BNবাংলা
বস্ত্র খুলে ফেলা
bôstrô khule phela
CACatalà
despullar
despullar
CSČeština
odstrojit
odstrʊjit
DADansk
afklæde
afˈkleːðə
DEDeutsch
entkleiden
ɛntˈklaɪdən
ELΕλληνικά
αποvestment
apovestment
ESEspañol
destituir
destituir
FAفارسی
لباس درآوردن
lebās darāvardan
FISuomi
riisua
riːsuɑ
FRFrançais
démettre
demɛtʁ
GUGU
વસ્ત્રો કાઢવા
vastro kāḍhvā
HAHA
ƙalubalanci
kalubalanci
HEעברית
להסיר את הבגד
lehasir et habeged
HIहिन्दी
वस्त्र उतारना
vastr utārnā
HUMagyar
levetkőztet
levetkøztet
IDBahasa Indonesia
mencabut
mencabut
IGIG
ịkpọ egwu
ịkpọ egwu
ITItaliano
sconsacrare
s.kɔnsaˈkraːre
JA日本語
破戒
hakai
KKKK
киімін түсіру
kīmīn tüsīru
KMKM
ចេញពីសម្លៀកបំពាក់
cenh piseamliek bâmpʊək
KO한국어
탈의
talŭi
MRMR
वस्त्र काढणे
vastṛ kāḍhaṇe
MSBahasa Melayu
mengeluarkan
mengeluarkan
MYမြန်မာ
ဝတ်ရုံတွေ့ရမည်
waṭrūṁtwaitsayramè
NLNederlands
ontkleden
ɔntˈkleːdən
NONorsk
avklæde
avˈkleːdə
PAPA
ਕੱਪੜੇ ਉਤਾਰਨਾ
kapṛe utārnā
PLPolski
pozbawiać
pɔzˈbavʲat͡ɕ
PTPortuguês
despojar
despojar
RORomână
a dezbrăca
adzebrəka
RUРусский
лишать сана
lišat' sana
SVSvenska
avkläda
avˈkleːda
SWKiswahili
kuondoa nguo
kuondoa nguo
TAதமிழ்
ஆடைகளை அகற்று
āṭaikaḷai akattu
TEతెలుగు
వస్త్రాన్ని తొలగించు
vastṛānni tolagiṁcu
THไทย
ถอดเสื้อ
tʰòt seūa
TLTL
hubad
hubad
TRTürkçe
papazlıktan çıkarmak
papazlıktan çikarmak
UKУкраїнська
позбавляти сану
pozbatylysʹ sanu
URاردو
کپڑے اتارنا
kapṛe utārnā
VITiếng Việt
cởi áo choàng
cởi áo choàng
YOYO
ṣe afẹyinti
ṣe afẹyinti
ZH中文
褫夺
chǐduò
ZUZU
thatha isikhathi
thatha isikhathi

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