diòcesi

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin dioecēsis, from Ancient Greek διοίκησις (dioíkēsis). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [diˈo̞.sə.zi] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [diˈɔ.sə.zi] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [diˈɔ.se.zi] === Noun === diòcesi f (plural diòcesis) (historical) diocese (administrative district in some ancient Roman provinces) (Christianity) diocese (ecclesiastical territorial division subject to the jurisdiction of a bishop or of his legitimate substitute) ==== Related terms ==== diocesà === Further reading === “diòcesi”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “diòcesi”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “diòcesi” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “diòcesi”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)