man of the cloth



man of the cloth

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

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.
See also: cloth, man, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dorita-English (Rare), Spanish
Konul-Azerbaijani
Murdo-Scottish
TitusTI-tuws (Ancient Roman), TIE-təs (English)Ancient Roman, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Pallav-Indian, Hindi
Philomenafil-ə-MEEN-ə (English)English, German, Late Greek