diocese

• diœcese (archaic)
• diocesse (obsolete)

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”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪ.ə.sɪs/, /-siz/

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• Rhymes: -aɪəsɪs
• Rhymes: -aɪəsiz

diocese (plural dioceses)

1. (historical) An administrative division of the later Roman Empire, established by the Herodian tetrarchy.
2. (Christianity) A group of parishes administered by a bishop.

   Hyponym: archdiocese

• parish

From Ancient Greek δῐοίκησῐς (dĭoíkēsĭs), through Latin dioecēsis.

• Rhymes: -ɛse
• Hyphenation: dio‧ce‧se

diocese f (plural dioceses)

1. (historical) diocese (administrative district in some ancient Roman provinces)
2. (Christianity) diocese (ecclesiastical territorial division subject to the jurisdiction of a bishop or of his legitimate substitute)

• “diocese”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “diocese” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “diocese”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “diocese”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “diocese”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “diocese”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

From Ancient Greek δῐοίκησῐς (dĭoíkēsĭs), through Latin dioecēsis.

• Rhymes: -ɛzi, -ɛzɨ
• Hyphenation: di‧o‧ce‧se

diocese f (plural dioceses)

1. (historical) diocese (administrative district in some ancient Roman provinces)

   Synonym: sé

2. (Christianity) diocese (ecclesiastical territorial division subject to the jurisdiction of a bishop or of his legitimate substitute)

• “diocese”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “diocese”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025