Holy See

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noun

Roman Catholic Church. the see of Rome; the office or jurisdiction of the pope.

the papal court.

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Origin of Holy See

First recorded in 1755–65

Words nearby Holy See

Holy Roman Empire, Holy Rood, Holyroodhouse, Holy Saturday, Holy Scripture, Holy See, Holy Sepulcher, Holy Sepulchre, holy smoke, Holy Spirit, holystone

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How to use Holy See in a sentence

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We do see that a few European countries have them on the books: Germany, Poland, Italy, Ireland, a couple more.
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Several times, either because they forgot or they had a technical problem, they connected directly, and we could see them.
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That would truly be a milestone to celebrate—until you see what that record “diversity” actually means.
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And to tell the truth, she couldn't help wishing he could see, so he could make the game livelier.
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I waited three months more, in great impatience, then sent him back to the same post, to see if there might be a reply.
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You see, I'd always thought of him as the boy whom Great-aunt Lucia described having seen.
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He shrank, as from some one who inflicted pain as a child, unwittingly, to see what the effect would be.
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On to Gaba Tepe just in time to see the opening, the climax and the end of the dreaded Turkish counter attack.
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British Dictionary definitions for Holy See

Holy See

noun RC Church

the see of the pope as bishop of Rome and head of the Church

the Roman curia

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Holy See

Holy See

In the Roman Catholic Church, the official name for the jurisdiction of the pope (the word see is from the Latin for “seat”).