diocese
See also: diocèse
English
Alternative forms
- diœcese (archaic)
Etymology
From Old French diocese, from Latin dioecēsis (“district under a governor”), from Ancient Greek διοίκησις (dioíkēsis, “internal administration”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdaɪəsɪs/, /ˈdaɪəsiːz/
Noun
diocese (plural dioceses)
- Administrative division of the later Roman Empire, starting with the tetrarchy.
- (religion) Region administered by a bishop.
Hyponyms
- (religion): archdiocese
Related terms
- archdiocesan
- bishopric
- diocesan
- nullius diœcesis
Translations
administrative division of the Roman Empire
region administered by a bishop
|
|
See also
Portuguese
Synonyms
This article is issued from
Wiktionary.
The text is licensed under Creative
Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.