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Definition of Man of the cloth
1. Noun. A member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church.
Group relationships: Clergy
Generic synonyms: Spiritual Leader
Specialized synonyms: Acolyte, Anagnost, Archdeacon, Chaplain, Churchman, Cleric, Divine, Ecclesiastic, Curate, Minister, Minister Of Religion, Parson, Pastor, Rector, Deacon, Domine, Dominee, Dominie, Dominus, Doorkeeper, Ostiarius, Ostiary, Lector, Reader, Officiant, Ordinand, Ordinary, Postulator, Preacher, Preacher Man, Sermoniser, Sermonizer, Priest, Shepherd, Subdeacon, Vicar, Vicar
Specialized synonyms: Beecher, Henry Ward Beecher, Donne, John Donne, John Keble, Keble, King, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr., John Wesley, Wesley, Charles Wesley, Wesley, Roger Williams, Williams
Antonyms: Layman
Definition of Man of the cloth
1. Noun. A male member of the clergy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Man Of The Cloth
Literary usage of Man of the cloth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. America of the Americans by Henry Charles Shelley (1915)
"... but our esteemed labour contemporary, the Post, has found a man of the cloth
whose principles are as acceptable to organised labour as were those of the ..."
2. The American Rose Annual by American Rose Society (1920)
"Where two or three rose-lovers meet together, you will generally find a "man of
the cloth." It is impossible to name a great poet who has not sung the ..."
3. The American Rose Annual by American Rose Society (1920)
"Where two or three rose-lovers meet together, you will generally find a "man of
the cloth." It is impossible to name a great poet who has not sung the ..."
4. Mysticism and Modern Life by John Wright Buckham (1915)
"... weak and childish credulity to be repressed and smothered— what wonder that
not only the man of the world but sometimes the man of the cloth also thinks ..."