Definition of Diocise
Di"o*cese (?), n.; pl.
Dioceses (#). [OE. diocise, OF.
diocise, F. diocése, 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.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- in Christian religions, a region administered by a bishop
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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