Definition of Diocisan
Di*oc"e*san (?; 277), a. [LL.
dioecesanus: cf. F. diocésain.] Of or
pertaining to a diocese; as, diocesan missions.
Di*oc"e*san, 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- relating to a diocese
- someone or something under the control of the bishop of a diocese (e.g., a diocesan school, or a diocesan priest as opposed to a priest belonging to a religious order)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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