man of the cloth vs ordinary

ordinary vs man of the cloth

man of the cloth and ordinary both are nouns.

man of the cloth is not an adjective while ordinary is an adjective.

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

As nouns, ordinary is a hyponym of man of the cloth; that is, ordinary is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than man of the cloth:

man of the cloth: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
ordinary: a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death

Other hyponyms of man of the cloth include acolyte, anagnost, archdeacon, chaplain, churchman, cleric, divine, ecclesiastic, curate, minister, minister of religion, parson, pastor, rector, deacon, domine, dominee, dominie, dominus, doorkeeper, ostiarius, ostiary, lector, reader, officiant, ordinand, postulator, preacher, preacher man, sermoniser, sermonizer, priest, shepherd, subdeacon, vicar, vicar.

man of the cloth (noun)	ordinary (noun)
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church	(heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields
	an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel
	a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death
	a judge of a probate court
	the expected or commonplace condition or situation

man of the cloth (adjective)	ordinary (adjective)
	not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree
	lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered

Difference between man of the cloth and ordinary

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