man of the cloth

noun

a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

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• Member Holonyms: ↑clergy

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: a minister or other ecclesiastic

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a clergyman or other ecclesiastic.

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man of the cloth see ↑man of God above.

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Main Entry: ↑man

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man of the cloth UK US noun [countable] [singular man of the cloth plural ˌmen of the ˈcloth] formal

a priest or minister

Thesaurus: people in authority in the christian church_hyponym

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man of the cloth,

= clergyman. (Cf. ↑clergyman)

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a clergyman

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noun, pl men of the cloth [count]

formal + old-fashioned : a man who is a priest or minister

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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man of the cloth — A man of the cloth is a priest … The small dictionary of idiomes
man of the cloth — (plural ,men of the cloth) noun count FORMAL a priest or MINISTER … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
man of the cloth — ► man of the cloth a clergyman. Main Entry: ↑man … English terms dictionary
man of the cloth — man′ of the cloth′ n. rel clergyman … From formal English to slang
man of the cloth — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms man of the cloth : singular man of the cloth plural men of the cloth formal a priest or minister … English dictionary
man of the cloth — A man of the cloth is a priest. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
man of the cloth — See a man of the cloth … English idioms
Man of the cloth — A man of the cloth is a priest … Dictionary of English idioms
man of the cloth — a clergyman. → man … English new terms dictionary
man of the cloth — noun A male member of the clergy. Syn: clergyman … Wiktionary

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