take the cloth

English

Verb

take the cloth (third-person singular simple present takes the cloth, present participle taking the cloth, simple past took the cloth, past participle taken the cloth)

1. To become a clergyman, especially a priest.

   Coordinate term: take the veil

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: ryhtyä papiksi
• French: prendre l’habit (fr)

Further reading

• “take the cloth” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.