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Webster 1913 Edition

Archdiocese

Archˊdi′o-cese

,

Noun.

[Pref.

arch-

+

diocese

.]

The diocese of an archbishop.

Definition 2024

archdiocese

archdiocese

English

Noun

archdiocese ‎(plural archdioceses)

(Christianity) In Christian denominations, the area administered by an archbishop.

Related terms

Translations

area administered by an archbishop

Catalan: metròpolis (ca) f, metròpoli (ca) f, arxidiòcesi (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 大主教管區, 大主教管区 ‎(dàzhǔjiào guǎnqū)
Czech: arcidiecéze f
Dutch: aartsbisdom (nl) n, metropool (nl) m
Esperanto: ĉefepiskopejo
Finnish: arkkihiippakunta (fi)
French: archidiocèse (fr) f
German: Erzdiözese f, Erzbistum (de) n

Indonesian: keuskupan agung
Irish: ard-deoise f, deoise ardeaspaig f
Italian: arcidiocesi (it)
Macedonian: архиепископија f ‎(arhiepiskópija)
Polish: archidiecezja (pl) f, arcybiskupstwo (pl) n, metropolia (pl) f
Portuguese: arquidiocese f, arcebispado m
Romanian: arhidioceză
Russian: епа́рхия архиепи́скопа f ‎(jepárxija arxijepískopa), архиепи́скопство (ru) n ‎(arxijepískopstvo)
Slovene: nadškofija f
Spanish: archidiócesis (es) f, arzobispado (es) m