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Holy See

  • /ˌhəʊli ˈsiː/

proper noun Holy Sea

  1. 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. Although the Holy See publicly expressed its rejection of sexual abuse and pedophilia and expressed its commitment to cooperate with civil authorities when cases of pedophile priests were found¹², there are no known cases of bishops or cardinals, being found responsible for abusing children or cover

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name episcopal see of the Catholic Church

EspañolSanta Sede
한국어성좌 seongjwa
日本語聖座 seiza
中文聖座 /圣座 shèngzuò
हिन्दीहोली सी holī sī
KiswahiliUkulu mtakatifu
PortuguêsSanta Sé
FrançaisSaint-Siège
DeutschHeiliger Stuhl
ItalianoSanta Sede, Sede Apostolica
ΕλληνικάΑγία Έδρα Agía Édra
RomânăSfântul Scaun
РусскийСвято́й Престо́л Svjatój Prestól
Tiếng ViệtTòa Thánh
العربيةاَلْكُرْسِيّ اَلرَّسُولِيّ al-kursiyy ar-rasūliyy
עבריתהַכֵּס הַקָּדוֹשׁ hakés haqadósh

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@misc{holy_see_2026,
  title = {Holy See},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/holy%20see},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}