The Holy See

the·ho·ly·see

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noun

1.

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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Rome

Part of

Vatican City

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Grammar

noun
singular	the holy see
plural	the holy sees

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