diocese

/ˈdaɪəsɪs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdaɪəsɪs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdī-ə-səs -ˌsēs, -ˌsēz/ (ame, mw)

diocese — noun

  • diocesesingular
  • diocesesplural

1. a large region whose Christian churches are all looked after by one bishop, usua

1.名詞C1
釋義

a large region whose Christian churches are all looked after by one bishop, usually made up of many smaller parishes — for example, the Catholic diocese of a major city and the towns around it.

例句

The diocese of Manchester covers more than two hundred parish churches.

the diocese of [place name]

Bishop Felix has led this rural diocese in the north for almost fifteen years.

[bishop name] leads / heads a diocese

同義詞
  • bishopric

    the office and area of a bishop; close in meaning, slightly more formal

  • see

    the seat or jurisdiction of a bishop; very formal, often in fixed names like 'the See of Canterbury'

  • parish

    much smaller; one church and its priest — many parishes make up a diocese

文法句型

the diocese of [place]

[possessive] diocese

用法筆記

Subject is typically a bishop, who 'leads', 'heads', or 'is in charge of' the diocese; parishes sit inside a diocese, not the other way round. Treat as singular with 'the diocese has / decides', and capitalise when part of a fixed name like 'the Diocese of York'.

常見錯誤

❌A diocese is led by a priest.
✅A diocese is led by a bishop.
💡a priest serves a parish; a bishop is in charge of the wider diocese.
❌Our diocese is the smallest church in town.
✅Our parish is the smallest church in town.
💡a diocese is a region of many churches, not a single building.