Holy See

noun

: the see of the pope

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The pontiff, who was elected in May following the death of Pope Francis, sent a message dated Tuesday to Silicon Valley executives and Vatican officials on Friday at the Holy See’s second annual conference on AI, ethics, and corporate governance held at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 20 June 2025 The second annual Rome Conference on AI was attended by representatives from AI leaders including Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, IBM, Meta and Palantir along with academics from Harvard and Stanford and representatives of the Holy See. Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 20 June 2025 Pope Leo was elected head of the Holy See on May 8 after four rounds of voting. Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025 The elevation of an American cardinal to pontiff after some 2,000 years of the Holy See is an unprecedented event in Illinois and world history. Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for Holy See

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 26 Jun. 2025.

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