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dioceses

/ˈdaɪəsiːz/

dioceses is the plural of diocese.

Meaning of diocese

Noun

diocese (plural dioceses)

  1. (historical) An administrative division of the later Roman Empire, established by the Herodian tetrarchy.
  2. An ecclesiastical territory administered by a bishop.
    Synonyms:
    bishopric

Questions about dioceses

What is dioceses the plural of?
Dioceses is the plural of diocese.
How do you pronounce dioceses?
Dioceses is pronounced /ˈdaɪəsiːz/.

Words near dioceses in the dictionary

  1. diocesal
  2. diocesan
  3. diocesans
  4. diocese
  5. diocesean
  6. dioceses
  7. diocesian
  8. diocesse
  9. diocesses
  10. dioch
  11. diochs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dioceses (page history and authors); diocese (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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