"archdiocese" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɑːtʃˈdaɪ.ə.sɪs/ [UK], /-siːz/ [UK], /ˌɑɹt͡ʃˈdaɪəsɪs/ [US], /-siːz/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-archdiocese.wav [Southern-England] Forms: archdioceses [plural], ad. [alternative]
Etymology: Ultimately from Medieval Latin archdiocesis, variant of archidioecēsis, from archi- (“chief, main”) + Late Latin dioecēsis, q.v., equivalent to arch- + diocese. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la-med|archdiocesis}} Medieval Latin archdiocesis, {{der|en|la-lat|dioecēsis}} Late Latin dioecēsis, {{prefix|en|arch|diocese}} arch- + diocese Head templates: {{en-noun}} archdiocese (plural archdioceses)
  1. (Christianity) A diocese administered by an archbishop. Wikidata QID: Q2072238 Synonyms: archbishopric Related terms: archbishop, archdiocesan Translations (area administered by an archbishop): archidiocesi [feminine] (Aragonese), архідыяцэзія (arxidyjacezija) (Belarusian), metròpolis [feminine] (Catalan), metròpoli [feminine] (Catalan), arxidiòcesi (Catalan), 大主教管區 /大主教管区 (dàzhǔjiào guǎnqū) (Chinese Mandarin), arcidiecéze [feminine] (Czech), ærkebispedømme [neuter] (Danish), ærkestift [formal, neuter] (Danish), aartsbisdom [neuter] (Dutch), metropool [masculine] (Dutch), ĉefepiskopejo (Esperanto), ĉefepiskoplando (Esperanto), ĉefepiskopujo (Esperanto), ĉefdiocezo (Esperanto), arkkihiippakunta (Finnish), archidiocèse [masculine] (French), arquidiocese [feminine] (Galician), Erzdiözese [feminine] (German), Erzbistum [neuter] (German), érsekség (Hungarian), keuskupan agung (Indonesian), ard-deoise [feminine] (Irish), deoise ardeaspaig [feminine] (Irish), arcidiocesi (Italian), 대교구 (daegyogu) (Korean), archidioecēsis (Latin), arcybiskupstwo [neuter] (Lower Sorbian), архиеписко́пија (arhiepiskópija) [feminine] (Macedonian), keuskupan agung (Malay), ard-aspickys [masculine] (Manx), erkebispedømme [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), erkebispedøme [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), erkebispedømme [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), archidiecezja [feminine] (Polish), arcybiskupstwo [neuter] (Polish), metropolia [feminine] (Polish), arquidiocese [feminine] (Portuguese), arcebispado [masculine] (Portuguese), arhidioceză (Romanian), епа́рхия архиепи́скопа (jepárxija arxijepískopa) [feminine] (Russian), архиепи́скопство (arxijepískopstvo) [neuter] (Russian), nadškofija [feminine] (Slovene), archidiócesis [feminine] (Spanish), arzobispado [masculine] (Spanish), ärkebiskopsdöme [neuter] (Swedish), ärkestift [neuter] (Swedish), arkidiyosesis (Tagalog), başpiskoposluk (Turkish), архідієцезія (arxidijecezija) (Ukrainian), arcydieceza [feminine] (Upper Sorbian), arcybiskopstwo [neuter] (Upper Sorbian), tổng giáo phận (Vietnamese)
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        "Terms with Danish translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
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        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Galician translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Indonesian translations",
        "Terms with Irish translations",
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        "Terms with Korean translations",
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        "Terms with Russian translations",
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      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
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      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
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      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
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      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "word": "arkkihiippakunta"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
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      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
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      "word": "arquidiocese"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
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      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "word": "érsekség"
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      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "word": "keuskupan agung"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ard-deoise"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "deoise ardeaspaig"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
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      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "word": "arcidiocesi"
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      "code": "ko",
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      "roman": "daegyogu",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "word": "대교구"
    },
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
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      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "word": "archidioecēsis"
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      "code": "mk",
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      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "архиеписко́пија"
    },
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      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "lang_code": "ms",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "word": "keuskupan agung"
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      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "lang_code": "gv",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ard-aspickys"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "erkebispedømme"
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      "code": "nn",
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      "lang_code": "nn",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "erkebispedøme"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "lang_code": "nn",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "erkebispedømme"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "archidiecezja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "arcybiskupstwo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "metropolia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "arquidiocese"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "arcebispado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "word": "arhidioceză"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "jepárxija arxijepískopa",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "епа́рхия архиепи́скопа"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "arxijepískopstvo",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "архиепи́скопство"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "lang_code": "sl",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nadškofija"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "lang_code": "dsb",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "arcybiskupstwo"
    },
    {
      "code": "hsb",
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      "lang_code": "hsb",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "arcydieceza"
    },
    {
      "code": "hsb",
      "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
      "lang_code": "hsb",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "arcybiskopstwo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "archidiócesis"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
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      "word": "arzobispado"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "ärkebiskopsdöme"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "ärkestift"
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    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
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      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "word": "arkidiyosesis"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "word": "başpiskoposluk"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "arxidijecezija",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "word": "архідієцезія"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "area administered by an archbishop",
      "word": "tổng giáo phận"
    }
  ],
  "word": "archdiocese"
}

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