diocese

Diocese — • The territory or churches subject to the jurisdiction of a bishop Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Diocese     Diocese      …   Catholic encyclopedia

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}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

diocese — noun епархия …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

diocese — 1> церк. епархия 2> ист. провинция …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

diocese — index region Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

Diocese — This article is about ecclesiastical dioceses. For the administrative unit in the Roman Empire, see Roman diocese. Sankt Laurentii kyrka Diocese of Linköping, Söderköpings kommun, Sweden …   Wikipedia

diocese — /duy euh sis, seez , sees /, n. an ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. [1300 50; ME diocise, diocese < AF < LL diocesis, var. of LL, L dioecesis, < Gk dioíkesis housekeeping, administration, province, diocese, equiv. to… …   Universalium

diocese — ˈdaɪəsɪs сущ. епархия Syn : bishopric, eparchy (церковное) епархия (историческое) провинция diocese епархия …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

diocese — noun (plural dioceses) Etymology: Middle English diocise, from Anglo French, from Late Latin diocesis, alteration of dioecesis, from Latin, administrative division, from Greek dioikēsis administration, administrative division, from dioikein to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

Diocese — Diocèse Un diocèse est le nom d une circonscription territoriale de l Empire romain à partir de Dioclétien. Ce mot a été adopté par les Églises chrétiennes (Église catholique romaine, Église orthodoxe, Église apostolique arménienne, Église copte) …   Wikipédia en Français

diocese — noun /ˈdaɪ.ə.sɪs/ a) Administrative of the later , starting with the Tetrarchy. b) Region administered by a . See Also: archdiocese, archdiocesan, diocesan, bishopric …   Wiktionary