diocese: [14] Etymologically, diocese means ‘administration’, and only gradually did the word become more concrete and specific, via ‘area administered, province’ to ‘ecclesiastical province’. It comes ultimately from Greek dioíkēsis, a derivative of dioikein ‘keep house’, hence ‘administer’; this was a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix dia- and oikein ‘inhabit’, which in turn was a derivative of oikos ‘house’ (a distant relative of the -wich, -wick ending in some British place-names).
Its ecclesiastical meaning developed in Greek, and came to the fore as the word passed via Latin dioecēsis and late Latin diocēsis into Old French diocise (source of English diocese). In English that has always been the only living sense of the word, although it has been used in historical contexts to refer to provinces of the Roman empire.
diocese (n.)
early 14c., from Old French diocese (13c., Modern French diocèse), from Late Latin diocesis "a governor's jurisdiction," later, "a bishop's jurisdiction," from Greek dioikesis "government, administration; province," originally "economy, housekeeping," from dioikein "control, govern, administer, manage a house," from dia- "thoroughly" (see dia-) + oikos "house" (see villa).
实用例句
1. You heard about the diocese of Camden?
你听到关于卡姆登教区的事了 吗 ?
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2. There had been various rumors the moment he arrived in the diocese.
他一进入主教辖区就有各种各样的谣言传出.
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3. The diocese of D ---- is a fatiguing one.
迪 涅 教区是个苦地方.
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4. Along with its apostolic work, the diocese concerned the well - being the people of Hong Kong.
除了传道工作外, 香港教区还十分关心香港市民的福利.
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5. He has also established church system, the establishment of diocese, Diocese of the SAR.
