Definition of The Holy See

1. Noun. The smallest sovereign state in the world; the see of the Pope (as the Bishop of Rome); home of the Pope and the central administration of the Roman Catholic Church; achieved independence from Italy in 1929.


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The Holy See (current term)
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Literary usage of The Holy See

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Congregations approved by the Holy See have the organization of ... With this exception, the chapter is not summoned without the consent of the Holy See. ..."

2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Congregations approved by the Holy See have the organization of ... With this exception, the chapter is not summoned without the consent of the Holy See. ..."

3. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1912)
"And it must further be emphasised that the Holy See cannot conclude ... The so-called Concordats— that is, treaties between the Holy See and States with ..."

4. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1905)
"And it must further be emphasised that the Holy See cannot conclude ... The so-called Concordats — that is, treaties between the Holy See and States with ..."

5. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero, Ernest Alfred Benians (1909)
"France, or rather her leader, dared to present a sort of ultimatum to the Holy See, embodying a total amnesty, lay administration, and Liberal institutions. ..."

6. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1920)
"And it must further be emphasised that the Holy See cannot conclude ... Again, the so-called concordats — that is, treaties between the Holy See and States ..."

7. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"When, therefore, the Ruthenians came into union with the Holy See in 1595, they brought with them in their liturgical books several of the usages and ..."

8. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Congregations approved by the Holy See» have the organization of ... With this exception, the chapter is not summoned without the consent of the Holy See. ..."

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