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Word: Diocese
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French diocise, from late Latin diocesis, from Latin dioecesis ‘governor's jurisdiction, diocese’, from Greek dioikēsis ‘administration, diocese’, from dioikein ‘keep house, administer’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdʌɪəsɪs
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdʌɪəsiːz
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a district under the pastoral care of a bishop in the Christian Church.
Short Definition:district under pastoral care of bishop in Christian Church
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