unfrocking

It is not the unfrocking of a priest, the unmitring of a bishop, and the removing him from off the presbyterian shoulders, that will make us a happy nation.

Areopagitica 2007

It is not the unfrocking of a priest, the unmitring of a bishop, and the removing him from off the presbyterian shoulders, that will make us a happy nation.

Areopagitica 2007

Henry said no reputable parson would keep a Ouija board in the house; it was grounds for unfrocking.

Incubus Arensberg, Ann, 1937- 1999

To us this conduct on the part of a prelate is scandalous beyond words; that it was scandalous even then is obvious from the Pontiff's letter; but that it was scandalous in an infinitely lesser degree is no less obvious from the very fact that the Pontiff wrote that letter (and in such terms) instead of incontinently unfrocking the offender.

The Life of Cesare Borgia Sabatini, Rafael, 1875-1950 1912

Pontiff's letter; but that it was scandalous in an infinitely lesser degree is no less obvious from the very fact that the Pontiff wrote that letter (and in such terms) instead of incontinently unfrocking the offender.

The Life of Cesare Borgia Rafael Sabatini 1912

It is not the unfrocking of a priest, the unmitering of a bishop, and the removing him from off the Presbyterian shoulders, that will make us a happy nation.

Plea for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing 1906

It is not, he cried, 'the unfrocking of a priest, the unmitring of a bishop, that will make us a happy nation,' but the practice of virtue, and virtue means freedom to choose.

Obiter Dicta Second Series Augustine Birrell 1891

It is not the unfrocking of a Priest, the unmitring of a Bishop, and the removing him from off the Presbyterian shoulders, that will make us a happy nation.

The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 David Masson 1864

It is not the unfrocking of a Priest, the unmitring of a Bishop, and the removing him from off the Presbyterian shoulders, that will make us a happy nation.

The Life of John Milton Masson, David, 1822-1907 1859

In support of this claim he brought an action against the queen for a recovery of the forfeited estates; and though his royal mistress was accustomed to speak of unfrocking bishops, the reverend divine prosecuted his suit with so much vigour and success that nothing but the interposition of Parliament prevented the defendant from being beaten in her own courts.

Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2) John Roby 1821