diócesis
Spanish, noun/ˈdjoθesis/
diócesis is spelled D-I-Ó-C-E-S-I-S (8 letters) and appears 6.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 10,279th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Diócesis is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “diocese (administrative district in some ancient Roman provinces)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Distrito o territorio en que un prelado (arzobispo, obispo, etc) tiene y ejerce jurisdicción espiritual”.
What does diócesis mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediocese (administrative district in some ancient Roman provinces)
- 2
femininediocese (ecclesiastical territorial division subject to the jurisdiction of a bishop or of his legitimate substitute)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Distrito o territorio en que un prelado (arzobispo, obispo, etc) tiene y ejerce jurisdicción espiritual.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce diócesis?
- /ˈdjoθesis/
- [ˈd̪jo.θe.sis]
- /ˈdjosesis/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to diócesis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is diócesis in Spanish?
diócesis appears 6.2 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).