archdiocese

noun

arch·​di·​o·​cese (ˌ)ärch-ˈdī-ə-səs 

-ˌsēs,

-ˌsēz

plural archdioceses (ˌ)ärch-ˈdī-ə-sə-səz 

-ˌsē-zəz,

-ˈdī-ə-ˌsēz

: the diocese of an archbishop

archdiocesan

ˌärch-dī-ˈä-sə-sən 

 also  -ˈdī-ə-ˌsē-sᵊn

adjective

Examples of archdiocese in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Tribune reported that month the archdiocese had agreed to settle three lawsuits for a total of $3.15 million. —Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025

In the early 1990s, Mannion reported abuse his former classmate at Catholic Community Middle School of Baltimore experienced at the hands of her former teacher John J. Merzbacher to the archdiocese. —Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025

This would leave Norwood, once a Catholic stronghold, without a Cincinnati archdiocese parish. —Allison Kiehl, The Enquirer, 2 Aug. 2024

In 2015, the archdiocese agreed to pay $21 million to compensate victims of abuse. —Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1762, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for archdiocese

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Kids Definition

archdiocese

noun

arch·​di·​o·​cese (ˈ)ärch-ˈdī-ə-səs 

-ˌsēz,

-ˌsēs

: the diocese of an archbishop