the district under the jurisdiction of a bishop
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di•o•cese /ˈdaɪəsɪs, -ˌsiz, -ˌsis/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Religiona district under the rule or authority of a bishop:He was transferred from the Worcester diocese.
di•o•cese
(dī′ə sis, -sēz′, -sēs′),USA pronunciation n.
- Religionan ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Greek dioíkēsis housekeeping, administration, province, diocese, equivalent. to dioikē-, variant stem of dioikeîn to keep house, administer, govern (di- di-3 + oikeîn to dwell, occupy, manage, derivative of oîkos house) + -sis -sis
- Late Latin diocēsis, variant of Late Latin, Latin dioecēsis,
- Anglo-French
- Middle English diocise, diocese 1300–50
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'diocese' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- archbishopric
- archdeacon
- archdiocese
- bishop
- bishopric
- cathedra
- cathedral
- chancery
- chartophylax
- consistory
- convocation
- dean
- defender of the bond
- dioc.
- diocesan
- eparchy
- episcopate
- exeat
- parish
- pastoral
- peculiar
- prelate nullius
- present
- see
- suffragan
- synod
- use
- vicar
- vicar general
- vicar-general
- visitation