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Defrock vs Laicize - What's the difference?

defrock | laicize |

As verbs the difference between defrock and laicize

is that defrock is (literally) to divest of a frock while laicize is to convert from church controlled to independent of the church; to secularize.

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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    laicize

    English

    Verb

    (laiciz)
  • To convert from church controlled to independent of the church; to secularize.
    • They will laicise each of the schools in the district.
  • To reduce from clergy to layman.
    • Due to his controversial views the Vatican decided to laicise the priest.
  • To convert to lay status.
    • The soup kitchen laicised , it moved out of the church and registered as an independent non-profit.

    Related terms

    * laicism * laicization * lay * layman * laywoman * lay person