diocese

[ dahy-uh-sis, -seez, -sees ]

noun

1. an ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.

diocese

/ ˈdaɪəsɪs /

noun

1. the district under the jurisdiction of a bishop

Word History and Origins

Origin of diocese¹

1300–50; Middle English diocise, diocese < Anglo-French < Late Latin diocēsis, variant of Late Latin, Latin dioecēsis, < Greek dioíkēsis housekeeping, administration, province, diocese, equivalent to dioikē-, variant stem of dioikeîn to keep house, administer, govern ( di- di- ³ + oikeîn to dwell, occupy, manage, derivative of oîkos house) + -sis -sis

Word History and Origins

Origin of diocese¹

C14: from Old French, from Late Latin diocēsis, from Greek dioikēsis administration, from dioikein to manage a household, from oikos house

Example Sentences

Take the case of Herx v. Diocese of Fort Wayne, an employment discrimination suit in the Seventh Circuit.

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The local diocese said assistance would be given to the woman and her baby for a few weeks until she decided on her future.

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Father Taraborelli is a trained exorcist for the Rome diocese, and his work schedule is very busy.

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His predecessor had just banned three priests in his diocese from public ministry.

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More than $600,000 has been paid in lawsuits to victims in the Los Angeles diocese.

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The archbishop of Manila sends to the king (July 30, 1621) an account of ecclesiastical and some other affairs in his diocese.

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In 1848 there were only seven priests in Birmingham, and but seventy in the whole diocese.

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Sangley missions of the diocese of the archbishopric of Manila, and the number of souls directed in them.

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Then he returned to his province, entered the seminary, and became a sub-deacon of the diocese of Nueva Segovia.

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It is a great country church of very unusual architecture, elevated to the head of a diocese in 1888.

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Related Words

• district