a man of the cloth

a man of the cloth
   дуxoвнoe лицo, cлужитeль цepкви, cвящeнник
    Completing the prayer, the kindly old man of the cloth turned to me. 'I am certain,' he said, 'that the boy has found a place he never knew in this life' (C. Chessman)

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  • man of the cloth — A man of the cloth is a priest …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • man of the cloth — (plural ,men of the cloth) noun count FORMAL a priest or MINISTER …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • man of the cloth — ► man of the cloth a clergyman. Main Entry: ↑man …   English terms dictionary

  • man of the cloth — man′ of the cloth′ n. rel clergyman …   From formal English to slang

  • man of the cloth — noun a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church • Syn: ↑clergyman, ↑reverend • Ant: ↑layman (for: ↑clergyman) • Hypernyms: ↑spiritual lead …   Useful english dictionary

  • man of the cloth — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms man of the cloth : singular man of the cloth plural men of the cloth formal a priest or minister …   English dictionary

  • man of the cloth —    A man of the cloth is a priest.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • man of the cloth — See a man of the cloth …   English idioms

  • Man of the cloth —   A man of the cloth is a priest …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • a man of the cloth — a minister, a priest, a clergyman    Being a man of the cloth, he has studied the Bible …   English idioms

  • (a) man of the cloth — formal a priest. Are you a man of the cloth? …   New idioms dictionary


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