man of the cloth

A priest or clergyman. Ever since he was young, John knew he wanted to become a man of the cloth.

Fig. a clergyman. Father Brown is a man of the cloth and is welcome at our table for dinner every Sunday.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sanctius	-	Late Roman
Eda	['i:də]
Lamont	['læmənt]
Cathair	KA-heer	Irish
Francisca	frahn-THEES-kah (Spanish), frahn-SEES-kah (Latin American Spanish), frən-SEESH-kə (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese, Late Roman
Saturninus	-	Ancient Roman