No. 6,272 in German
diözesan
"Diözesan" means "diocesan," relating to a diocese.
In a sentence
Die diözesane Bibliothek beherbergt viele alte Manuskripte.
The diocesan library houses many old manuscripts.
The word "diözesan" here is used as an adjective describing the library as pertaining to a diocese, a church district.
Er ist der diözesane Vertreter bei den nationalen Treffen.
He is the diocesan representative at the national meetings.
In this case, "diözesan" characterizes the representative as affiliated with a diocese, indicating their area of ecclesiastical authority.
Die diözesanen Regeln wurden kürzlich überarbeitet.
The diocesan rules were recently revised.
Here, "diözesan" modifies the word "rules," specifying that these rules pertain to a diocese or are established by it.
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