Crossword-Solution: DIOCESE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Diocese | n. | The circuit or extent of a bishop's jurisdiction; the district in which a bishop exercises his ecclesiastical authority. |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
ETAER
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Sentences with DIOCESE (5)
XIX ASKING Father Missael on his arrival to take a seat, the bishop told him what had happened in his diocese.
See Bishop.] A chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class (often called a metropolitan or primate) who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops in his province, and also exercises episcopal authority in his own diocese.
Once, however, she had had a special edition of the Sarum Rule printed in rubric and presented to every clergyman in the diocese; and the gilt album in which their letters of thanks were pasted formed the chief ornament of her drawing-room table.
But Alexander Crummell said, slowly and heavily: “I will never enter your diocese on such terms.” And saying this, he turned and passed into the Valley of the Shadow of Death.
His diocese was not great enough for his activity; the churches of the Marquesas were papered with his handiwork, and still he must be making more.
Quotes with DIOCESE (3)
If done "as God wants.' then leadership will surely include intercessory prayer. The saintly Bishop Azariah of India once remarked to Bishop Stephen Neill that he found time to pray daily, by name, for every leader in his extensive diocese. Little wonder that during his thirty years of eldering there, the diocese tripled its membership and greatly increase in spiritual effectiveness
Texts on a lifeless strings of facts, but the keys to unlocking the character of human beings, people with likes and dislikes, diocese and foibles, errors and convictions. Words have texture and shape, and it is their almost tactile quality that leads readers to sculpt images of the writers who use them. These images are then interrogated, mocked, congratulated, or dismissed, depending on the context of the reading and the disposition of the reader.
Because people understand that the diocese is trying to help the members of that group feel more connected to their church, the church they belong to by virtue of their baptism.
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NY Sun, NYT, Onion, S&S, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 64 times in crossword archives (1952–2025).