Usually means: Religious leader, typically Christian clergy.
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  1. man of the cloth: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. man of the cloth: Merriam-Webster
  3. man of the cloth: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. man of the cloth: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  6. man of the cloth: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. man of the cloth: Wiktionary
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  10. man of the cloth: Rhymezone
  11. man of the cloth: FreeDictionary.org
  12. man of the cloth: Mnemonic Dictionary
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  1. man of the cloth: Encyclopedia

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▸ noun:  A male member of the clergy.

Similar:
clergyman, Reverend, cleric, clergyperson, priest, churchperson, monk, officiant, man of letters, holy man, more...

Opposite:
layperson, secular person, non-clergy

Types:
rabbi, priest, minister, parson, vicar, curate, chaplain, more...

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Similar:
clergyman, Reverend, cleric, clergyperson, priest, churchperson, monk, officiant, man of letters, holy man, more...

Opposite:
layperson, secular person, non-clergy

Types:
rabbi, priest, minister, parson, vicar, curate, chaplain, more...



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