Definition of "dioceses" []

• Plural form of diocese. (noun)

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• "In certain dioceses in the Eastern united States, according to CNN this morning, they have cancelled the traditional Eucharistic Sacraments of partaking of the body and blood of Christ by passing around wine and unleavened bread as parishiners may contract swine flu from such intimate contact with the priest and all I can say is:"
• "One of the most effective weapons employed by the coalition to oppose church closures is what Borre calls "Deep Chalice" — a network of informants within dioceses named after the federal source in the Watergate scandal."
• "The number of priestly ordinations in German dioceses in 2008 reached a record low of less than 100."