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See also: diocèse
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English diocise, from Old French diocese, from Late Latin diocēsis, from Latin dioecēsis (“district under a governor”), from Ancient Greek διοίκησις (dioíkēsis, “internal administration”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]diocese (plural dioceses)
- Administrative division of the later Roman Empire, starting with the tetrarchy.
- (religion) Region administered by a bishop.
Hyponyms
[edit]- (religion): archdiocese
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]administrative division of the Roman Empire
region administered by a bishop
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See also
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[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek δῐοίκησῐς (dioíkēsis), through Latin dioecēsis.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]diocese f (plural dioceses)
- (religion) diocese (administrative district in some ancient Roman provinces)
- Synonym: sé
- (religion) diocese (ecclesiastical territorial division subject to the jurisdiction of a bishop or of his legitimate substitute)
Further reading
[edit]- “diocese”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “diocese”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
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