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diocese
diocese. In ecclesiastical usage, normally the territorial unit of administration in the Church. In the RC Church it is defined as ‘a portion of the people of God entrusted for pastoral care to a bishop’, but it normally comprises a particular area. In the W. Church it is governed by a bishop, with the assistance of the lower clergy and sometimes one or more other bishops; it is usually divided into parishes. Dioceses are commonly associated to form a province, over which one of the diocesan bishops presides, with varying powers of intervention in the affairs of other dioceses. In the E. Church the word denotes the area controlled by a patriarch.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "diocese." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "diocese." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-diocese.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "diocese." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-diocese.html |
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diocese XIV. — OF. diocise (mod. diocèse) — late L. diocēsis, for L. diœcēsis governor's jurisdiction, district, (eccl.) diocese — Gr. dioíkēsis administration, government, (Roman) province, (eccl.) diocese, f. dioikeîn keep house, administer, f. DI- 2 + oikeîn inhabit, manage, f. oîkos house.
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T. F. HOAD. "diocese." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "diocese." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-diocese.html T. F. HOAD. "diocese." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-diocese.html |
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di·o·cese / ˈdīəsis; -ˌsēz; -ˌsēs/ • n. (pl. -ces·es ) a district under the pastoral care of a bishop in the Christian Church. |
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"diocese." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "diocese." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-diocese.html "diocese." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-diocese.html |
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"diocese." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "diocese." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-diocese.html "diocese." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-diocese.html |
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