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diocese (noun)

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  • diocese — ► NOUN (pl. dioceses) ▪ a district under the pastoral care of a bishop in the Christian Church. DERIVATIVES diocesan adjective . ORIGIN Latin dioecesis governor s jurisdiction, diocese , from Greek dioikein keep house, administer …   English terms dictionary

  • diocese — noun (plural dioceses) Etymology: Middle English diocise, from Anglo French, from Late Latin diocesis, alteration of dioecesis, from Latin, administrative division, from Greek dioikēsis administration, administrative division, from dioikein to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • diocese — noun /ˈdaɪ.ə.sɪs/ a) Administrative of the later , starting with the Tetrarchy. b) Region administered by a . See Also: archdiocese, archdiocesan, diocesan, bishopric …   Wiktionary

  • diocese — noun (C) the area under the control of a bishop (1), in the Christian church diocesan adjective …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • diocese — UK [ˈdaɪəsɪs] / US noun [countable] Word forms diocese : singular diocese plural dioceses an area that a bishop (= a senior Christian priest) is in charge of …   English dictionary

  • diocese — [ dʌɪəsɪs] noun (plural dioceses dʌɪəsi:z, si:zɪz) a district under the pastoral care of a bishop in the Christian Church. Origin ME: from OFr. diocise, from late L. diocesis, from L. dioecesis governor s jurisdiction, diocese …   English new terms dictionary

  • diocese — /ˈdaɪəsəs / (say duyuhsuhs) noun (plural dioceses /ˈdaɪəsiz / (say duyuhseez)) the district, with its population, falling under the pastoral care of a bishop. {Middle English diocise, from Old French, from Medieval Latin diocēsis, for Latin… …  

  • diocese — di|o|cese [ daıəsıs ] noun count an area that a BISHOP (=a senior Christian priest) is in charge of …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • diocese — [ˈdaɪəsɪs] noun [C] an area that a BISHOP (= a senior Christian priest) is in charge of …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • diocesan — diocese ► NOUN (pl. dioceses) ▪ a district under the pastoral care of a bishop in the Christian Church. DERIVATIVES diocesan adjective . ORIGIN Latin dioecesis governor s jurisdiction, diocese , from Greek dioikein keep house, administer …   English terms dictionary

  • diocesan — /daɪˈɒsəsən/ (say duy osuhsuhn) adjective 1. of or relating to a diocese. –noun 2. one of the clergy or people of a diocese. 3. the bishop in charge of a diocese …  

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