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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
DIOCESSnoun
The circuit of every bishop’s jurisdiction; for this realm has two divisions, one into shires or counties, in respect of temporal policy; another into diocess, in respect of jurisdiction ecclesiastical. John Cowell
Etymology: diœcesis. A Greek word compounded of διὰ and ὄμησις.
None ought to be admitted by any bishop, but such as have dwelt and remained in his diocess a convenient time. John Whitgift.
He should regard the bishop of Rome as the islanders of Jersey and Guernsey do him of Constance in Normandy; that is, nothing at all, since by that French bishop’s refusal to swear unto our king, those isles were annexed to the diocess of Winchester. Walter Raleigh, Essays.
St. Paul looks upon Titus as advanced to the dignity of a prince, ruler of the church, and intrusted with a large diocess, containing many particular cities, under the immediate government of their respective elders, and those deriving authority from his ordination. South.
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diocess
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of diocess in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of diocess in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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