diocèse
French
noun
Definitions
- (Christianity) diocese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dioecēsis (district under a governor) derived from Ancient Greek διοίκησις (internal administration, administration, diocese).
Origin
Ancient Greek
διοίκησις
Gloss
internal administration, administration, diocese
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- archdiocese English
- diocese English
- undiocesed English
- diocēsis Latin
- dioecesis Latin
- dioecēsis Latin
- Diözese German
- Erzdiözese German
- diocesi Italian
- archidiocèse French
- διοίκησις Ancient Greek
- διοικέω Ancient Greek
- οἶκος Ancient Greek
- diocese Old French
- diocezo Esperanto
- diòcesi Catalan, Valencian
- dayosisi Swahili