diocese

di·o·cese

D0233700 (dī′ə-sĭs, -sēs′, -sēz′)n. The district or churches under the jurisdiction of a bishop; a bishopric.

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[Middle English diocise, from Old French, from Late Latin diocēsis, from Latin dioecēsis, jurisdiction, from Greek dioikēsis, administration, from dioikein, to keep house, administer : dia-, intensive pref.; see dia- + oikein, to inhabit (from oikos, house; see weik- in Indo-European roots).]

diocese

(ˈdaɪəsɪs) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) the district under the jurisdiction of a bishop[C14: from Old French, from Late Latin diocēsis, from Greek dioikēsis administration, from dioikein to manage a household, from oikos house]

di•o•cese

(ˈdaɪ ə sɪs, -ˌsiz, -ˌsis)

n. a district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. [1300–50; Middle English diocise, diocese < Anglo-French < Late Latin diocēsis, variant of Late Latin, Latin dioecēsis, < Greek dioíkēsis housekeeping, administration, diocese =dioikē-, variant s. of dioikeîn to keep house, administer]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

diocese - the territorial jurisdiction of a bishopbishopric, episcopatearchdiocese - the diocese of an archbishopexarchate, eparchy - a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Churchsee - the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is locatedjurisdiction - in law; the territory within which power can be exercisedparish - the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor

diocese

noun bishopric, see parishioners of the bishop's diocese

Translations

主教教区

diocese

(ˈdaiəsis) noun the district over which a bishop has authority. 主教教區 主教教区