词组 | a man of God/the cloth |
释义 | man of GodA man who is devout in his belief in God. He is a man of God who has devoted his life to serving others. man of the clothA priest or clergyman. Ever since he was young, John knew he wanted to become a man of the cloth. man of the clothFig. a clergyman. Father Brown is a man of the cloth and is welcome at our table for dinner every Sunday. man of God1 a clergyman. 2 a holy man or saint.man of the clotha clergyman. Jonathan Swift used cloth as an informal term for the clerical profession in the early 18th century, but it was earlier applied to several other occupations for which distinctive clothing was worn, e.g. the legal or military professions. a ˌman of ˈGod/the ˈcloth(old-fashioned, formal) a religious man, especially a priest or a clergyman |
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