man of the cloth vs clergyman

man of the cloth and clergyman both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of man of the cloth include reverend.

man of the cloth (noun)	clergyman (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