dischurch

English

Etymology

dis- +‎ church

Verb

dischurch (third-person singular simple present dischurches, present participle dischurching, simple past and past participle dischurched)

  1. (transitive) To deprive of status as a church, or of membership in a church.
    • 1600s (exact date of publication unknown) Bishop Joseph Hall, Resolutions for Religion
      These are enough to deform any church; not enough to dischurch it.
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