Diocese

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
diocese
    n 1: the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop [syn: {diocese},
         {bishopric}, {episcopate}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Diocese \Di"o*cese\, n.; pl. {Dioceses}. [OE. diocise, OF.
   diocise, F. dioc['e]se, L. dioecesis, fr. Gr. ? housekeeping,
   administration, a province, a diocese, fr. ? to keep house,
   manage; dia` through + ? to manage a household, ? a house.
   See {Economy}.] (Eccl.)
   The circuit or extent of a bishop's jurisdiction; the
   district in which a bishop exercises his ecclesiastical
   authority. [Frequently, but improperly, spelt {diocess}.]
   [1913 Webster]
from Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
DIOCESE, eccl. law. The district over which a bishop exercises his spiritual 
functions. 1 B1. Com. 111.
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
48 Moby Thesaurus words for "diocese":
      Kreis, archbishopric, archdiocese, arrondissement, bailiwick,
      bishopric, borough, canton, city, commune, conference,
      congressional district, constablewick, county, departement,
      district, duchy, electoral district, electorate, government,
      hamlet, hundred, magistracy, metropolis, metropolitan area, oblast,
      okrug, parish, precinct, principality, province, region, riding,
      see, sheriffalty, sheriffwick, shire, shrievalty, soke, stake,
      state, synod, territory, town, township, village, wapentake,
      ward
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