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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024di•o•cese /ˈdaɪəsɪs, -ˌsiz, -ˌsis/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Religiona district under the rule or authority of a bishop:He was transferred from the Worcester diocese.
di•oc•e•san /daɪˈɑsəsən/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]the diocesan newsletter. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024di•o•cese (dī′ə sis, -sēz′, -sēs′),USA pronunciation n. - Religionan ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
- 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
- Late Latin diocēsis, variant of Late Latin, Latin dioecēsis,
- Anglo-French
- Middle English diocise, diocese 1300–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: diocese /ˈdaɪəsɪs/ n - the district under the jurisdiction of a bishop
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from Late Latin diocēsis, from Greek dioikēsis administration, from dioikein to manage a household, from oikos house |