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man of the cloth

man of the cloth noun: a male member of the clergy.

Noun

man of the cloth (plural men of the cloth)

  1. A male member of the clergy.
    • The other virtue is that it pitches a man of the cloth into one of the most prominent roles in this year's autumn schedules.2014 September 19, Olly Grant, “From sanctity to sleuthing”, in Church Times
    • Judge Tom Hughes told Haram: "It appears that [what happened] was truly awful - incidents of violence, aggression, all sorts of difficulties and the sexual offending which took place. During that period, you appeared to be living a life whereby you were acting in an official capacity as a man of...2025 August 15, “Church pastor guilty of rape and beating children”, in BBC News
    Synonyms:
    clergyman

Synonyms of man of the cloth

Forms of man of the cloth

pluralmen of the cloth

Questions about man of the cloth

What does man of the cloth mean?
Man of the cloth means a male member of the clergy.
What part of speech is man of the cloth?
Man of the cloth is a noun.
What is the plural of man of the cloth?
The plural of man of the cloth is men of the cloth.

Words near man of the cloth in the dictionary

  1. man of means
  2. man of parts
  3. man of sin
  4. Man of Steel
  5. man of straw
  6. man of the cloth
  7. man of the earth
  8. man of the frock
  9. man of the hour
  10. man of the house
  11. man of the match

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