A man of the cloth is a term used to refer to a person in a religious profession. This includes a CLERIC, a PARSON, an ordinand, a TAILOR, a CHAPLAIN, a MUMMY, a PADRE, a CURATE, a PASTOR, a PRIEST, a RECTOR, and a MINISTER. Clerics are ordained members of the Christian clergy, while parsons are Anglican priests. An ordinand is someone who is in the process of being ordained. Tailors are people who make or alter clothing, while chaplains are religious figures who provide spiritual guidance in a non-church setting. Mummies are female religious figures in the Coptic Church, while padres are Catholic priests. Curates are assistant priests, pastors are Protestant ministers, priests are ordained members of the Christian clergy, rectors are priests in charge of a parish, and ministers are ordained members of the Christian clergy.