man of the cloth vs reverend

man of the cloth and reverend both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of man of the cloth include clergyman.

man of the cloth (noun)	reverend (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

man of the cloth (adjective)	reverend (adjective)
	worthy of adoration or reverence