take the cloth



take the cloth

  (formal)
to become a priest He took the cloth in 1945.
See cut coat according to cloth
See also: cloth, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ghadir-Arabic
Ruh-Arabic
Herleifr-Ancient Scandinavian
PagePAYJEnglish
HephzibahHEF-zi-bə (English), HEP-zi-bə (English)Biblical
Lita-English