diocese

[ dahy-uh-sis, -seez, -sees ]

noun

1. an ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.

diocese

/ ˈdaɪəsɪs /

noun

1. the district under the jurisdiction of a bishop

Word History and Origins

Origin of diocese¹

1300–50; Middle English diocise, diocese < Anglo-French < Late Latin diocēsis, variant of Late Latin, Latin dioecēsis, < 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of diocese¹

C14: from Old French, from Late Latin diocēsis, from Greek dioikēsis administration, from dioikein to manage a household, from oikos house

Example Sentences

Bradley Zint, a spokesperson for the Diocese of Orange, said in an email that the diocese is “currently unable to provide comment and has not yet been served with the complaint.”

From Los Angeles Times

Catherine Phillips, director of the Respect Life Office at Arkansas’ Catholic diocese, said the diocese supports efforts to achieve health care equity and she’s personally interested in mobile programs that visit rural areas such as where she lives.

From Salon

Mahony, the archbishop of Los Angeles for more than two decades, was a youthful and high-profile leader who used his position atop the diocese in the 1980s and 1990s to champion social and economic justice, among other causes large and small.

From Los Angeles Times

Curry suggested to Mahony that the diocese prevent the priests from seeing therapists who might alert authorities and that they give the priests out-of-state assignments to avoid a criminal investigation.

From Los Angeles Times

After his retirement, he vowed to devote more time to immigration reform, a lifelong passion for him that stems from his experiences with migrant workers in the fields of the San Joaquin Valley during his years in the Fresno and Stockton diocese.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• district