[{"word":"defrocking","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To divest of a frock.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To formally remove the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The defrocked priest may no longer perform rites."},{"definition":"(by extension) To formally remove the rights and authority of someone, e.g. a government official or a medical practitioner.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["disfrock","unfrock"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The formal removal of the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/defrock","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/defrocking"]}]