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archdiocese

English

Etymology

arch- (“chief, main”) +? diocese

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /???t??da?.?.s?s/
  • (US) IPA(key): /???t??da??s?s/

Noun

archdiocese (plural archdioceses)

  1. (Christianity) In Christian denominations, the area administered by an archbishop.

Related terms

  • archbishop
  • archdiocesan
  • diocese

Translations

archdiocese From the web:

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  • what archdiocese do we belong to
  • what archdiocese mean
  • what archdiocese in english
  • what is archdiocese catholic
  • what is archdiocese church
  • what does archdiocese do
  • what is archdiocese of los angeles

diocese

English

Alternative forms

  • diœcese (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English diocise, from Old French diocese, from Late Latin dioc?sis, from Latin dioec?sis (“district under a governor”), from Ancient Greek ????????? (dioík?sis, “internal administration”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?da?.?.s?s/, /-si?z/

Noun

diocese (plural dioceses)

  1. Administrative division of the later Roman Empire, starting with the tetrarchy.
  2. (religion) Region administered by a bishop.

Hyponyms

  • (religion): archdiocese

Related terms

Translations

See also

  • parish

References

  • diocese on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Noun

diocese f (plural dioceses)

  1. (religion) diocese (region administered by a bishop)
    Synonym: sé

diocese From the web:

  • what diocese am i in
  • what diocese is my church in
  • what diocese do i live in
  • what diocese is bishop barron in
  • what diocese am i in catholic
  • what diocese do we live in
  • what diocese is cardinal burke from
  • what diocese is naples fl in
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