diocese

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An administrative division of the later Roman Empire, established by the Herodian tetrarchy. historical
  2. An ecclesiastical territory administered by a bishop.

词形变化

dioceses plural diœcese alternative,archaic diocesse alternative,obsolete

词源

From Middle English diocise, from Old French diocese, from Late Latin diocēsis, from Latin dioecēsis (“district under a governor”), from Ancient Greek διοίκησις (dioíkēsis, “internal administration”).
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