Holy See

noun

: the see of the pope

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There is not an official tax treaty between the United States government and the Holy See, so there's no tax treaty. Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 On January 1, 2025, Vatican City enacted some of the world’s most comprehensive internal AI guidelines for a sovereign territory, covering data transparency, energy consumption, and the ethical principles against autonomous weapons, aligning with the Holy See’s broader international advocacy. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025 Castel Gandolfo is also home to one of the Holy See’s more unexpected institutions: the Vatican Observatory, which since its founding, in 1891, has been dedicated to the scientific study of the heavens. Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 28 July 2025 Vatican officials are hoping that under Leo’s pontificate, with new financial controls in place and an American math major running the Holy See, donors will be reassured that their money won’t be misspent or mismanaged. Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for Holy See

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First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Holy See was in 1765

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“Holy See.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Holy%20See. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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