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Diözese
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German
Alternative forms
de Diozöse misspelling, but widely attestable in edited texts
Etymology
From de la-ecc dioecesis, from de grc διοίκησις.
Pronunciation
de /ˌdiːøˈt͡seːzə/ standard
de /ˌdiːoˈt͡seːzə/ common simplification
de De-Diözese.ogg
de /ˌdiːoˈt͡søːzə/ nonstandard, chiefly erroneous, but common
de eːzə 4
Noun
f
de Christianity diocese
de Bistum
de historic diocese Roman administrative division
Usage notes
Compounds are formed from the stem de Diözesan-.
Declension
f
Derived terms
de Erzdiözese
Further reading
de
de Christianity