diocese diocesan • Diocletian · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · diocese · · Text Latin · · Script 7 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop. Synonyms: bishopric, episcopate. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · bishopric · · Synonym 1 episcopate · · Synonym 2 Characters · · c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 o latin small letter o U+006F s latin small letter s U+0073