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# diocese

noun (a diocese, dioceses)

«diocese» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (church) An area with many churches and parishes, looked after by a bishop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diocese/#m1)
2. The church community and offices of that area. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diocese/#m2)

### In the lessons

In church life, Anglican and Catholic churches belong to a diocese; the bishop's main church is called the cathedral. Church schools may belong to a diocese and say «diocesan». Phrases: «the Diocese of…», «diocesan school», «bishop of the diocese».

### Examples

- Our parish is part of the diocese of Dublin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diocese/#x1)
- The bishop visits every church in his diocese. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diocese/#x2)
- The cathedral is the main church of the diocese. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diocese/#x3)
- Our school is a diocesan school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diocese/#x4)
- The diocese has more than a hundred parishes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diocese/#x5)
- Young people from the whole diocese met for a festival. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diocese/#x6)

### Note

Countable; plural dioceses. Pronounced DY-uh-sis. Adjective: diocesan. A parish is smaller (one church area); an archdiocese is a big important one led by an archbishop.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «diocese» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diocese/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«diocese» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/diocese.html) on Mova free.