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# a man of the cloth

phrase (noun phrase: a man of the cloth, men of the cloth)

«a man of the cloth» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

a priest, minister or other member of the clergy.

### In the lessons

Polite, slightly old-fashioned way to name a clergyman; stories, news, jokes; all regions. «The cloth» means the clergy (from their special clothes).

### Examples

- As a man of the cloth, he visited the sick every week.
- You wouldn't expect a man of the cloth to tell such a joke.
- The village had no man of the cloth for years.
- Story: «A man of the cloth stepped forward to help.»
- He left banking to become a man of the cloth.
- Joke: «A man of the cloth, a doctor and a teacher walk into a bar...»

### Note

Stands for «priest» or «vicar». Not about a tailor or cloth trader. Old-fashioned; women ministers are usually «ministers», not «women of the cloth».