diocese
[ dahy-uh-sis, -seez, -sees ]
/ ˈdaɪ ə sɪs, -ˌsiz, -ˌsis /
noun
an ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
Origin of diocese
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
Words nearby diocese
dinwiddie,
dio cassius,
dio chrysostom,
dioc.,
diocesan,
diocese,
diocletian,
diode,
diode laser,
diodorus siculus,
dioecious
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British Dictionary definitions for diocese
diocese
/ (ˈdaɪəsɪs) /
noun
the district under the jurisdiction of a bishop
Word Origin for diocese
C14: from Old French, from Late Latin
diocēsis, from Greek
dioikēsis administration, from
dioikein to manage a household, from
oikos house