Usually means: Ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Pope.
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  1. Holy See: Merriam-Webster
  2. Holy See: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. Holy See: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. Holy See: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Holy See, The Holy See: Vocabulary.com
  6. the Holy See, the Holy see: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. Holy See: Wiktionary
  8. Holy See: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. Holy See: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. Holy See, the holy see: Dictionary.com
  11. Holy See (Vatican City), Holy See (Vatican City State), Holy See (disambiguation), Holy See, Holy see, The Holy See: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. Holy see, The holy see: Rhymezone
  13. holy see, the holy see: FreeDictionary.org
  14. holy see, the holy see: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. Holy See, The Holy See: TheFreeDictionary.com
  16. holy see: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  17. Holy See: Merriam-Webster

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  1. Holy See (Vatican City), Holy See (Vatican City State), Holy See, The Holy See: Encyclopedia

Religion (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Holy See: Catholic Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Holy See)

▸ noun:  The episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent see of the Catholic Church. It is also the sovereign entity headed by the Pope which governs the Vatican and represents the Catholic Church in temporal affairs.

Similar:
Vatican, Rome, pope, Holy Father, Bishop of Rome, vicar of Christ, pontiff, papalism, papacy, Catholic Church, more...

Opposite:
unholy view, profane perspective, secular viewpoint

Phrases:
the holy see, Vatican and Holy See passports, Properties of the Holy See, Foreign relations of the Holy See, Orders, decorations, and medals of the Holy See, more...

Adjectives:
papist, cardinal, papabile, papal, familiar, metropolitan, in petto, apostolic, archdiocesan, he, pontifical

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Similar:
Vatican, Rome, pope, Holy Father, Bishop of Rome, vicar of Christ, pontiff, papalism, papacy, Catholic Church, more...

Opposite:
unholy view, profane perspective, secular viewpoint

Phrases:
the holy see, Vatican and Holy See passports, Properties of the Holy See, Foreign relations of the Holy See, Orders, decorations, and medals of the Holy See, more...

Adjectives:
papist, cardinal, papabile, papal, familiar, metropolitan, in petto, apostolic, archdiocesan, he, pontifical



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