Verb: To be stripped of
priest-status and have your affiliations with the church severed.
This
state of being entirely removes any rights or privileges one would have as a
priest and is used to cast out those who would otherwise dishonour the church by assosciation.
i.
e. "The two monks who were responsible for the assassination attempt were depriestified in a public ceremony meant to heap shame upon them."
Also:
Scholar 1: "The public ceremony was a key part of punishment for high crimes during the medieval
period. For example, one would have the flesh stripped by
hot pincers, then have a molten lead, sulfur cocktail poured into the open wounds, how horrible!"
Scholar 2: "Quite right my
chap, but imagine the pain and anguish that would come with being depriestified in a time where so much relied on your status."
Scholar 1: "Is depriestified even a word?"
Scholar 2: "It is at UW."
Smart Ass Scholar: "I'll put it on Urban
dictionary later."
Scholars 1 and 2: "Quite right!"