dischurch

English

Etymology

From 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.