diocesan

[ dahy-os-uh-suhn ]
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adjective

  1. of or relating to a diocese.

noun

  1. one of the clergy or people of a diocese.

  2. the bishop in charge of a diocese.

Origin of diocesan

1
1400–50; late Middle English (<Anglo-French ) <Medieval Latin dioecēsānus.See diocese, -an

Other words from diocesan

  • non·di·oc·e·san, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for diocesan

diocesan

/ (daɪˈɒsɪsən) /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a diocese

noun

  1. the bishop of a diocese

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