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diocese
di·o·cese [ d əssiss, d ə sz ] (plural di·o·ceses)


noun 
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churches under a bishop: the Christian churches that are under the authority of one bishop, or the district containing them
[14th century. < Greek dioikēsis "administration" < dioikein "manage" < oikos "house"]

di·oc·e·san [ dī óssəss'n ] adjective
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