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

A diocese statement said the case was put last week before an apostolic tribunal in Spain.

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"We are working together with the parish council and taking expert advice from the diocese as to the best way forward," he said.

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Catholic dioceses, asset managers and individual investors have widely relied on the advisers for decades, yet time and again both have failed to oppose immoral proposals and support ethical and humane votes.

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Altar wine, popularly known as divai in Swahili language, is consumed differently across dioceses, depending on the liturgical season and the level of church activity.

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As Bishop of London she was seen as someone who used her experience as an NHS administrator to help modernise the diocese.

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Related Words

• district