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Definition of Diocese

1. Noun. The territorial jurisdiction of a bishop.

Definition of Diocese

1. n. The circuit or extent of a bishop's jurisdiction; the district in which a bishop exercises his ecclesiastical authority.

Definition of Diocese

1. Noun. Administrative (division) of the later (Roman Empire), starting with the Tetrarchy. ¹

2. Noun. (religion) Region administered by a (bishop). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Diocese

1. an ecclesiastical district [n -S]

Medical Definition of Diocese

1. Origin: OE. Diocise, OF. Diocise, F. Diocese, L. Dioecesis, fr. Gr. Housekeeping, administration, a province, a diocese, fr. To keep house, manage; through + to manage a household, a house. See Economy. The circuit or extent of a bishop's jurisdiction; the district in which a bishop exercises his ecclesiastical authority. [Frequently, but improperly, spelt diocess. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Diocese

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of English Law by William Searle Holdsworth, John Burke (1903)
"(i) The ordinary courts of the diocese, the Peculiar, and the Province. (a) The diocese. The Bishop of each diocese held a Consistory Court for the diocese. ..."

2. Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature by John McClintock, James Strong, Roul Tunley (1883)
"The concurrence of both orders shall be necessary to constitute n vote of the convention. If the convention of any diocese should ..."

3. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"The unwieldy diocese intrusted to his supervision, including eventually all ... In 1842 the diocese of Barbados was divided into three by the formation of ..."

4. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1908)
"After the establishment of Prankish rule, the diocese included the Alemannic districts between the Rhine and the Aar, the Alsatian Sundgau, ..."

5. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1900)
"The petition was not granted, but a prebend in the collegiate church of Westbury in the diocese of Worcester was given instead of it (Calendar of Entries in ..."

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