Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.
cloth — [klɔθ US klo:θ] n [: Old English; Origin: clath cloth, piece of clothing ] 1.) [U] material used for making things such as clothes cotton/woollen/silk etc cloth ▪ a dress of the finest silk cloth 2.) a piece of cloth used for a particular purpose … Dictionary of contemporary English
priest — [n] man who is minister in Roman or Orthodox Catholic church clergyperson, cleric, curate, divine, ecclesiastic, elder, father, father confessor, friar, holy man, lama, man of God, man of the cloth*, monk, padre, pontiff, preacher, rector, vicar; … New thesaurus
priest — I priest, priestess (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. father, clergyman, etc. See clergy. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. clergyman, cleric, minister, man of the cloth, reverend. Names for priests in various sects include: father, father… … English dictionary for students
priest — n 1. clergyman, cleric, clerical, clerk, ecclesiastic, churchman, minister, divine, man of the cloth, man of God, minster of the gospel, servant of God, cassock, abbd, spiritual father, rabbi, religious, reverend, Brit. blackcoat, liturgist, Rare … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Altar cloth — Altar covered with white altar cloths. An (altar cloth) is used by various religious groups to cover an altar. Christianity, ancient Judaism, and Buddhism are among the world religions that use altar cloths. Because many altars are made of wood… … Wikipedia
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
High priest — Aaron was the first who was solemnly set apart to this office (Ex. 29:7; 30:23; Lev. 8:12). He wore a peculiar dress, which on his death passed to his successor in office (Ex. 29:29, 30). Besides those garments which he wore in common with all … Easton's Bible 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 — (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 — A man of the cloth is a priest … The small dictionary of idiomes
pastor, minister, priest — Use of these terms differs between sects and denominations and even from one community to another. The general term for persons wholly engaged in religious work and set apart from nonprofessional and nonordained worshipers is clergyman. A… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
