Holy See

noun

: the see of the pope

Examples of Holy See in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Vatican Bank has a history of financial scandals and in 2013 Pope Francis set up an expert committee to recommend reforms to the economic and administrative structures of the Holy See to combat the problem. Jack Guy and Christopher Lamb, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024 Vatican City is governed by the Holy See, the government that oversees the Catholic Church, and is led by the pope. Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024 No pope has ever visited China, and the Holy See doesn’t have official diplomatic relations with it, despite pursuing closer ties over the last few years. Karishma Vaswani, The Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2024 Whether the Holy See can help with China, the single biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, is less clear. Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2021 See all Example Sentences for Holy See 

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Word History

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 12 Oct. 2024.

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