man of the cloth

English

Noun

man of the cloth (plural men of the cloth)

  1. (Christianity) A male member of the clergy.
    Synonym: clergyman
    Coordinate term: woman of the cloth
    • 2014 September 19, Olly Grant, “From sanctity to sleuthing”, in Church Times‎[1]:
      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.
    • 2025 August 15, “Church pastor guilty of rape and beating children”, in BBC News‎[2]:
      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 the cloth."

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