| 单词 | diocese |
| 释义 | diocese /duy"euh sis, -seez', -sees'/, n. an ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. [1300-50; ME diocise, diocese < AF < LL diocesis, var. of LL, L dioecesis, < Gk dioíkesis housekeeping, administration, province, diocese, equiv. to dioike-, var. s. of dioikeîn to keep house, administer, govern (di- DI-3 + oikeîn to dwell, occupy, manage, deriv. of oîkos house) + -sis -SIS] |
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