noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˌɑːtʃˈdaɪ.ə.sɪs/
UK:/-siːz/
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US:/-siːz/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A diocese administered by an archbishop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: archbishopric
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the diocese of an archbishop
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: diocese, bishopric, episcopate
History
Etymology
Ultimately from Medieval Latin archdiocesis, variant of archidioecēsis, from archi- (“chief, main”) + Late Latin dioecēsis, q.v., equivalent to arch- + diocese.
Across languages
Translations
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Aragonese:
archidiocesi
— area administered by an archbishop
Belarusian:
архідыяцэзія
(arxidyjacezija)
— area administered by an archbishop
Catalan:
metròpolis
— area administered by an archbishop
Catalan:
metròpoli
— area administered by an archbishop
Catalan:
arxidiòcesi
— area administered by an archbishop
Chinese Mandarin:
大主教管區 /大主教管区
(dàzhǔjiào guǎnqū)
— area administered by an archbishop
Czech:
arcidiecéze
— area administered by an archbishop
Danish:
ærkebispedømme
— area administered by an archbishop
Danish:
ærkestift
— area administered by an archbishop
Dutch:
aartsbisdom
— area administered by an archbishop
Dutch:
metropool
— area administered by an archbishop
Esperanto:
ĉefepiskopejo
— area administered by an archbishop
Esperanto:
ĉefepiskoplando
— area administered by an archbishop
Esperanto:
ĉefepiskopujo
— area administered by an archbishop
Esperanto:
ĉefdiocezo
— area administered by an archbishop
Finnish:
arkkihiippakunta
— area administered by an archbishop
French:
archidiocèse
— area administered by an archbishop
Galician:
arquidiocese
— area administered by an archbishop
German:
Erzdiözese
— area administered by an archbishop
German:
Erzbistum
— area administered by an archbishop
Hungarian:
érsekség
— area administered by an archbishop
Indonesian:
keuskupan agung
— area administered by an archbishop
Irish:
ard-deoise
— area administered by an archbishop
Irish:
deoise ardeaspaig
— area administered by an archbishop
Italian:
arcidiocesi
— area administered by an archbishop
Korean:
대교구
(daegyogu)
— area administered by an archbishop
Latin:
archidioecēsis
— area administered by an archbishop
Macedonian:
архиеписко́пија
(arhiepiskópija)
— area administered by an archbishop
Malay:
keuskupan agung
— area administered by an archbishop
Manx:
ard-aspickys
— area administered by an archbishop
Norwegian Bokmål:
erkebispedømme
— area administered by an archbishop
Norwegian Nynorsk:
erkebispedøme
— area administered by an archbishop
Norwegian Nynorsk:
erkebispedømme
— area administered by an archbishop
Polish:
archidiecezja
— area administered by an archbishop
Polish:
arcybiskupstwo
— area administered by an archbishop
Polish:
metropolia
— area administered by an archbishop
Portuguese:
arquidiocese
— area administered by an archbishop
Portuguese:
arcebispado
— area administered by an archbishop
Romanian:
arhidioceză
— area administered by an archbishop
Russian:
епа́рхия архиепи́скопа
(jepárxija arxijepískopa)
— area administered by an archbishop
Russian:
архиепи́скопство
(arxijepískopstvo)
— area administered by an archbishop
Slovene:
nadškofija
— area administered by an archbishop
Spanish:
archidiócesis
— area administered by an archbishop
Spanish:
arzobispado
— area administered by an archbishop
Swedish:
ärkebiskopsdöme
— area administered by an archbishop
Swedish:
ärkestift
— area administered by an archbishop
Tagalog:
arkidiyosesis
— area administered by an archbishop
Turkish:
başpiskoposluk
— area administered by an archbishop
Ukrainian:
архідієцезія
(arxidijecezija)
— area administered by an archbishop
Vietnamese:
tổng giáo phận
— area administered by an archbishop
