take the cloth

verb

To become a clergyman, especially a priest.

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Meanings

verbtake 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)

present singular third person takes the cloth · participle present taking the cloth · past took the cloth · participle past taken the cloth

  1. To become a clergyman, especially a priest.

Translations

Finnish ryhtyä papiksi
  • ryhtyä papiksiTranslations
French prendre l'habit
  • prendre l'habitTranslations
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APA

take the cloth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20cloth

MLA

“take the cloth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20cloth. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take the cloth,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20cloth.

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