clergyman vs man of the cloth

clergyman and man of the cloth both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clergyman	Yes	No	No	No
man of the cloth	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, clergyman and man of the cloth are synonyms defined as:

clergyman and man of the cloth: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

Other synonyms of clergyman include reverend.

clergyman (noun)	man of the cloth (noun)
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church	a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church