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Apostate vs Defrocked - What's the difference?

apostate | defrocked |

As an adjective apostate

is guilty of apostasy.

As a noun apostate

is a person who has renounced a religion or faith.

As a verb defrocked is

(defrock).

apostate

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Guilty of apostasy.
    • We must punish this apostate priest.
  • * Milton
    • So spake the apostate angel.
  • * Steele
    • A wretched and apostate state.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who has renounced a religion or faith.
  • (Roman Catholicism) One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.

    • Related terms

    * apostasy * apostatical

    Synonyms

    * deconvert * recreant * withersake

    See also

    * heretic

    External links

    * (Apostasy) ----

    defrocked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (defrock)

    • defrock

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (literally) to divest of a frock
  • (figuratively) to formally remove the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
    • The defrocked priest may no longer perform rites.

    Synonyms

    * disfrock * unfrock

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