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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dioecēsis (“district under a governor”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek διοίκησις (dioíkēsis).
Pronunciation
Noun
diocèse m (plural diocèses)
- (Christianity) diocese
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Norman
Noun
diocèse m (plural diocèses)
- Alternative form of dgiocèse