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| Main Entry: |
diocese
 [dahy-uh-sis, -seez, -sees] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | church jurisdiction |
| Synonyms: | benefice, bishopric, district, episcopate, jurisdiction, prelacy, see |
| Main Entry: | bailiwick |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | domain |
| Synonyms: | area, beat, diocese, district, jurisdiction, neighborhood, province, realm, territory |
| Main Entry: | bishopric |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | jurisdiction of bishop |
| Synonyms: | diocese, episcopacy, episcopate, see |
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Example Sentences
- Joseph said the diocese failed to follow its own policies in responding to.
- They may lay a bunch of diocese this and bishop that crap on you, but they almost always know who to nudge to get things rolling.
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