di·o·cese (d   -s s, -s s , -sz)n. The district or churches under the jurisdiction of a bishop; a bishopric. [Middle English diocise, from Old French, from Late Latin dioc sis, from Latin dioecsis, jurisdiction, from Greek dioiksis, administration, from dioikein, to keep house, administer : dia-, intensive pref.; see dia- + oikein, to inhabit (from oikos, house; see weik-1 in Indo-European roots).] |
diocese [ˈdaɪəsɪs]
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the district under the jurisdiction of a bishop
[from Old French, from Late Latin diocēsis, from Greek dioikēsis administration, from dioikein to manage a household, from oikos house]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  diocese - the territorial jurisdiction of a bishoparchdiocese - the diocese of an archbishop see - the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located jurisdiction - in law; the territory within which power can be exercised parish - the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor |
diocese
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n diocese [ˈdaiəsis]
the district over which a bishop has authority. bisdom أبْرَشِيَّه епархия diecéze stift; bispedømme die Diözese επισκοπή diócesis piiskopkond قلمرو اسقف hiippakunta diocèse מָחוֹז הַבִּישוֹף धर्म प्रदेश dijeceza, biskupija egyházmegye keuskupan biskupsdæmi diocesi 司教管区 교구 vyskupystė bīskapija mukim diocees bispedømme diecezja diocese dioceză епархия diecéza škofija eparhija stift, biskopsdöme เขตการปกครองของบิชอป piskoposluk bölgesi 主教教區 єпархія, єпископство بشپ یا اسقف کی عملداری کا ضلع giáo khu 主教教区
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