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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Experts" and "Cintas
Selected Consolidated Historical Financial Data" in the Registration Statement
(Amendment No. 1 to Form S-4) of Cintas Corporation and related Proxy
Statement/Prospectus of Unitog Company and Cintas Corporation for the
registration of shares of Cintas Corporation's common stock and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated July 2, 1998, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of Cintas Corporation
incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
May 31, 1998 and the related financial statement schedule included therein,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.






                                                        /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Cincinnati, Ohio
February 15, 1999
