Dictionary

man of the cloth en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A male member of the clergy.
   • 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." 2025 August 15, “Church pastor guilty of rape and beating children”, in BBC News:
   • 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. 2014 September 19, Olly Grant, “From sanctity to sleuthing”, in Church Times:

Forms

Coordinates

woman of the cloth

Synonyms

clergyman

Translations (3)

hu Isten szolgája (a male member of the clergy) · hu lelkész (a male member of the clergy) · hu pap (a male member of the clergy)