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Diocese : (noun)
1: the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop [syn: bishopric]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Diocese : \Di"o*cese\, n.; pl. Dioceses. [OE. diocise, OF.
diocise, F. dioc['e]se, L. dioecesis, fr. Gr. ? housekeeping,
administration, a province, a diocese, fr. ? to keep house,
manage; dia` through _ ? to manage a household, ? a house.
See Economy.] (Eccl.)
The circuit or extent of a bishop's jurisdiction; the
district in which a bishop exercises his ecclesiastical
authority. [Frequently, but improperly, spelt diocess.]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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DIOCESE, eccl. law. The district over which a bishop exercises his spiritual
functions. 1 B1. Com. 111.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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