defrock
Pronunciation: /diːˈfrɒk/
verb
- deprive (a person in holy orders) of ecclesiastical status: he had left his diocese one step ahead of a move to defrock him (as adjective defrocked) a defrocked French Catholic priest
- deprive (someone) of professional status or membership of a prestigious group: (as adjective defrocked) a defrocked psychiatrist
Origin:
early 17th century: from French défroquer, from dé- (expressing removal) + froc 'frock'