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English
Etymology
From Greek, administration or "house keeping"
Pronunciation
(US) IPA: /�daɪ.�.sɪs/
Noun
en-noun
- in Christian religions, a region administered by a bishop
Translations
Dutch: bisdom
Finnish: hiippakunta
French: diocèse m
Ido: diocezo
Italian: diocesi f
Japanese: �� (����, ky�ku)
Lithuanian: vyskupija f
Polish: diecezja f
Russian: епа��и� (jepárxija) f
Slovak: diecéza f
Spanish: diócesis f, diócesi f
Vietnamese: giáo pháºn
Related terms
archdiocese
archdiocesan
diocesan
bishopric
See also
parish
et:diocese
io:diocese
hu:diocese
pl:diocese
ru:diocese
tl:diocese
ta:diocese
te:diocese
vi:diocese
zh:diocese
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