diocesi

Meaning

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

Concepts

diocese

bishopric

see

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eparchy

episcopacy

episcopate

Synonyms

vescovado

vescovato

curia

episcopato

Translations

diocèse

diócesis

Diözese

diocese

diòcesi

bisdom

évêché

obispado

episcopatus

bisbat

Bistum

επισκοπή

éparchie

Hyphenated as

di‧ò‧ce‧si, diò‧ce‧si

Pronounced as (IPA)

/diˈɔ.t͡ʃe.zi/

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek διοίκησις (dioíkēsis, “administration”), derived from διοικέω (dioikéō).

Sentences

La diocesi comprende la provincia di Segovia.

The diocese includes the province of Segovia.

La diocesi di Novara fu dunque un arresto imposto alla sua carriera .

The diocese of Novara was therefore an arrest imposed on his career.

Inizialmente la Valle apparteneva alla diocesi di Brescia .

Initially the Valley belonged to the diocese of Brescia.

La diocesi è situata nella parte settentrionale del Vietnam .

The diocese is located in the northern part of Vietnam.