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English Dictionary: diocesan	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for diocesan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
diocesan adj belonging to or governing a diocese n a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Diocesan \Dioc"esan\ (?; 277), a. [LL. dioecesanus: cf. F. dioc[82]sain.] Of or pertaining to a diocese; as, diocesan missions.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Diocesan \Dioc"esan\, n. 1. A bishop, viewed in relation to his diocese; as, the diocesan of New York. 2. pl. The clergy or the people of a diocese. --Strype.