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Noun: man of the cloth
  1. A male member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
    "The man of the cloth delivered a moving sermon on compassion";
    - clergyman

Derived forms: men of the cloth

Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, reverend, sod [informal]

Encyclopedia: Man of the cloth