archdiocese

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

noun

1. the diocese of an archbishop.

archdiocese

/ ˌɑːtʃdaɪˈɒsɪsən; ˌɑːtʃˈdaɪəˌsiːs; -sɪs /

noun

1. the diocese of an archbishop

Derived Forms

• archdiocesan, adjective

Other Words From

• arch·di·oc·e·san [ahrch, -dahy-, os, -, uh, -s, uh, n], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of archdiocese¹

First recorded in 1835–45; arch- ¹ + diocese

Example Sentences

The lawsuit said the archdiocese would agree to a 50 percent capacity cap, but not a maximum number of attendees.

From Washington Post

According to Haselberger, the archdiocese ignored not only blatant secular crimes, but obvious canonical crimes as well.

From The Daily Beast

The Chicago Archdiocese has paid more than $130 million in abuse-victim settlements.

From The Daily Beast

Maday was accused of abusing between 35 and 45 children in Wisconsin, which is under the Chicago Archdiocese.

From The Daily Beast

The Chicago Archdiocese also says that the practice of covering up for the sins of the priests is over.

From The Daily Beast

Having a woman in the room would have been good for the archdiocese and could have changed history.

From The Daily Beast

Santo Domingo, seat of the Audiencia and of the archdiocese, had seven hundred families.

From Project Gutenberg

The subject of a sinecure office in the Archdiocese of Canterbury has attracted some attention.

From Project Gutenberg

The cathedral cabildo take charge ad interim of the archdiocese.

From Project Gutenberg

His death has cast a gloom over the archdiocese, which in his demise has sustained a great, almost an irreparable, loss.

From Project Gutenberg

His brother, Canon O'Gorman, was one of the dignitaries of the archdiocese, and director of the boys' reformatory.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• church