diocèse
French, noun/djɔ.sɛz/
diocèse is spelled D-I-O-C-È-S-E (7 letters) and appears 8.7 times per million words in written French, the 7,421st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Diocèse is a French masculine noun meaning “diocese (administrative district in some ancient Roman provinces)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Dans l’Empire romain, circonscription administrative formant des subdivisions des préfectures et gérée par un…”.
What does diocèse mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinediocese (administrative district in some ancient Roman provinces)
- 2
masculinediocese (ecclesiastical territorial division subject to the jurisdiction of a bishop or of his legitimate substitute)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dans l’Empire romain, circonscription administrative formant des subdivisions des préfectures et gérée par un vicaire. 2. Division administrative de l'Église catholique romaine, de la Communion anglicane et des Églises luthériennes, sous la juridiction pastorale d’un évêque ou d'un archevêque.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of diocèse
- diocèses plural
- diœceſe alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce diocèse?
- /djɔ.sɛz/
- \djɔ.sɛz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to diocèse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is diocèse in French?
diocèse appears 8.7 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).