diocese

See also: diocèse

English

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Etymology

Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#DIOCESECategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *dwóh₁#DIOCESECategory:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#DIOCESECategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weyḱ-#DIOCESE

From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#DIOCESECategory:English terms derived from Middle English#DIOCESE diocise, from Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#DIOCESE diocese, from Late LatinCategory:English terms derived from Late Latin#DIOCESE diocēsis, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#DIOCESE dioecēsis (“district under a governor”), from Ancient GreekCategory:English terms derived from Ancient Greek#DIOCESE διοίκησις (dioíkēsis, “internal administration”).

Pronunciation

Noun

diocese (plural dioceses)Category:English lemmas#DIOCESECategory:English nouns#DIOCESECategory:English countable nouns#DIOCESECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DIOCESECategory:Pages with entries#DIOCESECategory:Pages with 3 entries#DIOCESE

  1. (historicalCategory:English terms with historical senses#DIOCESE) An administrative division of the later Roman Empire, established by the Herodian tetrarchy.
  3. (ChristianityCategory:en:Christianity#DIOCESE) An ecclesiastical territory administered by a bishop.
    Synonym: bishopric
    Hyponym: archdiocese

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See also

Category:en:Anglicanism#DIOCESECategory:en:Roman Catholicism#DIOCESECategory:en:Catholicism#DIOCESECategory:en:Roman Empire#DIOCESE

Galician

Etymology

From Ancient GreekCategory:Galician terms derived from Ancient Greek#DIOCESE δῐοίκησῐς (dĭoíkēsĭs), through LatinCategory:Galician terms derived from Latin#DIOCESE dioecēsis.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

diocese f (plural dioceses)Category:Galician lemmas#DIOCESECategory:Galician nouns#DIOCESECategory:Galician countable nouns#DIOCESECategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#DIOCESECategory:Galician feminine nouns#DIOCESECategory:Pages with entries#DIOCESECategory:Pages with 3 entries#DIOCESE

  1. (historicalCategory:Galician terms with historical senses#DIOCESE) diocese (administrative district in some ancient Roman provinces)
  2. (ChristianityCategory:gl:Christianity#DIOCESE) diocese (ecclesiastical territorial division subject to the jurisdiction of a bishop or of his legitimate substitute)

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient GreekCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Ancient Greek#DIOCESE δῐοίκησῐς (dĭoíkēsĭs), through LatinCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Latin#DIOCESE dioecēsis.

Pronunciation

Noun

diocese f (plural dioceses)Category:Portuguese lemmas#DIOCESECategory:Portuguese nouns#DIOCESECategory:Portuguese countable nouns#DIOCESECategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#DIOCESECategory:Portuguese feminine nouns#DIOCESECategory:Pages with entries#DIOCESECategory:Pages with 3 entries#DIOCESE

  1. (historicalCategory:Portuguese terms with historical senses#DIOCESE) diocese (administrative district in some ancient Roman provinces)
    Synonym: sé
  2. (ChristianityCategory:pt:Christianity#DIOCESE) diocese (ecclesiastical territorial division subject to the jurisdiction of a bishop or of his legitimate substitute)

Further reading

Category:pt:Catholicism#DIOCESECategory:pt:Roman Catholicism#DIOCESE
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