take the cloth

(formal)

to become a priest He took the cloth in 1945.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lacey	['leisi]
Nigel	NIE-jəl	English
Bram	BRAHM	English, Dutch
Leo	LE-o (German, Finnish), LAY-o (Dutch), LEE-o (English)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, English, Croatian, Late Roman
Bryon	BRIE-ən	English
Delphina	-	Late Roman