Dictionary

diocese en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdaɪ.ə.sɪs/
• /-siz/
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Etymology

From Middle English diocise, from Old French diocese, from Late Latin diocēsis, from Latin dioecēsis (“district under a governor”), from Ancient Greek διοίκησις (dioíkēsis, “internal administration”).

Meanings

1. (historical) An administrative division of the later Roman Empire, established by the Herodian tetrarchy.
2. An ecclesiastical territory administered by a bishop.

Forms

Deriveds

undiocesed

Hyponyms

archdiocese

Relateds

parish · diocesian · archdiocesan · nullius diœcesis · diocesan

Synonyms

bishopric

Translations (84)

gl diocese (region administered by a bishop) · sk diecéza (region administered by a bishop) · fo biskupsdømi (region administered by a bishop) · hu püspökség (region administered by a bishop) · id keuskupan (region administered by a bishop) · uk єпа́рхія (region administered by a bishop) · ca diòcesi (administrative division of the Roman Empire) · uk діоце́з (region administered by a bishop) · ro dioceză (administrative division of the Roman Empire) · eu elizbarruti (region administered by a bishop) · sh eparhija (region administered by a bishop) · cy esgobaethau (region administered by a bishop) · sms aa´rhelkå´dd (region administered by a bishop) · nb bispedømme (region administered by a bishop) · lt vyskupija (region administered by a bishop) · it diocesi (administrative division of the Roman Empire) · cmn 教區 /教区 (region administered by a bishop) · sl škofija (region administered by a bishop) · io diocezo (region administered by a bishop) · pl diecezja (region administered by a bishop) · sh епархија (region administered by a bishop) · arz مطرانية (region administered by a bishop) · uk дієце́зія (region administered by a bishop) · be епа́рхія (region administered by a bishop) · nl bisdom (region administered by a bishop) · gl diocese (administrative division of the Roman Empire) · pt diocese (region administered by a bishop) · eo diocezo (region administered by a bishop) · cs diecéze (region administered by a bishop) · is biskupsdæmi (region administered by a bishop) · sh dijeceza (region administered by a bishop) · hy թեմ (region administered by a bishop) · bg диоцез (administrative division of the Roman Empire) · nn bispedømme (region administered by a bishop) · fr diocèse (region administered by a bishop) · lv diecēzē (region administered by a bishop) · ca diòcesi (region administered by a bishop) · ar أَبْرَشِيَّة (region administered by a bishop) · nn bispedøme (region administered by a bishop) · nl diocees (region administered by a bishop) · ro dioceză (region administered by a bishop) · es diócesis (administrative division of the Roman Empire) · ga deoise (region administered by a bishop) · enm diocise (region administered by a bishop) · de Eparchie (region administered by a bishop) · eo episkopujo (region administered by a bishop) · tr başpiskoposluk (region administered by a bishop) · da bispedømme (region administered by a bishop) · fi diokeesi (administrative division of the Roman Empire) · sl dieceza (region administered by a bishop) · nl diocese (region administered by a bishop) · it diocesi (region administered by a bishop) · es diócesis (region administered by a bishop) · pl diecezja (administrative division of the Roman Empire) · nrf dgiocèse (region administered by a bishop) · id dioses (region administered by a bishop) · mk епархија (region administered by a bishop) · cy esgobaeth (region administered by a bishop) · tl diyosesis (region administered by a bishop) · vi giáo phận (region administered by a bishop) · hi धर्मप्रांत (region administered by a bishop) · az yeparxiya (region administered by a bishop) · ru епа́рхия (region administered by a bishop) · ru диоце́з (region administered by a bishop) · be дыяцэ́зія (region administered by a bishop) · ko 교구 (region administered by a bishop) · bg епа́рхия (region administered by a bishop) · da stift (region administered by a bishop) · kl biskoppeqarfik (region administered by a bishop) · sw dayosisi (region administered by a bishop) · sh дијецеза (region administered by a bishop) · fi hiippakunta (region administered by a bishop) · ga deoise (administrative division of the Roman Empire) · fr diocèse (administrative division of the Roman Empire) · udi тем (region administered by a bishop) · et piiskopkond (region administered by a bishop) · de Bistum (region administered by a bishop) · de Diözese (region administered by a bishop) · ja 教区 (region administered by a bishop) · vi giáo khu (region administered by a bishop) · sv stift (region administered by a bishop) · pt diocese (administrative division of the Roman Empire) · fr éparchie (region administered by a bishop) · el επισκοπή (region administered by a bishop)

wikidata: Q665487