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DIOCESE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
Synonyms:
bishopric; diocese; episcopate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("diocese" is a kind of...):
jurisdiction (in law; the territory within which power can be exercised)
Meronyms (parts of "diocese"):
see (the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located)
parish (the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "diocese"):
archdiocese (the diocese of an archbishop)
eparchy; exarchate (a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church)
Derivation:
diocesan (belonging to or governing a diocese)
