diocesaan

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Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed from French diocésain, from Late Latin diocēsanus.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdi.oː.seːˈzaːn/
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  • Hyphenation: di‧o‧ce‧saan
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Adjective

diocesaan (not comparable)

  1. (Christianity) diocesan, pertaining to a diocese

Declension

Declension of diocesaan
uninflected diocesaan
inflected diocesane
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial diocesaan
indefinite m./f. sing. diocesane
n. sing. diocesaan
plural diocesane
definite diocesane
partitive diocesaans

Noun

diocesaan m (plural diocesanen)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) diocesan, member of a diocese
  2. (obsolete, Christianity) bishop
    Synonym: bisschop

References

  1. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
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