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diocesse

diocesse is the obsolete spelling 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

Forms of diocesse

pluraldiocesses

Questions about diocesse

What is diocesse the obsolete spelling of?
Diocesse is the obsolete spelling of diocese.

Words near diocesse in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: diocesse (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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