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Topic: CHRISTIANITY

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: Greek dioikesis 'management and organization'

diocese

 noun
     
di‧o‧cese [countable]
RRCRRC the area under the control of a bishop in some Christian churches
—diocesan adjective
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