reverend vs man of the cloth

reverend and man of the cloth both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of reverend include clergyman.

reverend (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

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