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diocese

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di·o·cese  (d-ss, -ss, -sz)
n.
The district or churches under the jurisdiction of a bishop; a bishopric.

[Middle English diocise, from Old French, from Late Latin diocsis, 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 [die-a-siss]
Noun
the district over which a bishop has control [Greek dioikēsis administration]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.diocesediocese - the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
archdiocese - the diocese of an archbishop
exarchate, eparchy - a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church
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
Translations
diocese [ˈdaɪəsɪs] ndiócesis f

diocese [ˈdaɪəsɪs] ndiocèse m

diocese [ˈdaɪəsɪs] nDiözese f

diocese [ˈdaɪəsɪs] ndiocesi f inv

diocese
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 주교구(주교가 관할하는 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


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It is a diocese which contains a hundred and sixty parishes.
The bishop of the diocese, an arrogant scion of the great nobility, claimed the girl's estate on the ground that she had married privately, and thus had cheated the Church out of one of its rights as lord of the seigniory -- the one heretofore referred to as le droit du seigneur.
Although her sins might have been proclaimed throughout the diocese without any shame to herself, or ill effects to the community, the cure thought it advisable to receive her confession in the vestry-room.
 
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