diocèse

See also: diocese

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dioecēsis (“district under a governor”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek διοίκησις (dioíkēsis).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /djɔ.sɛz/
Homophone: diocèses

Noun

diocèse m (plural diocèses)

(Christianity) diocese

Derived terms

Further reading

“diocèse” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Noun

diocèse m (plural diocèses)

Alternative form of dgiocèse

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