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[ˈdʌɪəsiːs], (Noun)
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- a district under the pastoral care of a bishop in the Christian Church
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Middle English: from Old French diocise, from late Latin diocesis, from Latin dioecesis ‘governor's jurisdiction, diocese’, from Greek dioikēsis ‘administration, diocese’, from dioikein ‘keep house, administer’
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