Meanings
proper noun
alternative misspelling Holy Sea
- 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.
1 more example
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 covering up for pedophilia in their parishes.
2013 December 28, “Clerical Pedophilia by Mexicans in Mexico and Other Countries”, in CNN en Español, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2025, page 10
Translations
Afrikaans Heilige Stoel
- Heilige Stoelepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Arabic اَلْكُرْسِيّ اَلرَّسُولِيّ
- اَلْكُرْسِيّ اَلرَّسُولِيّ (al-kursiyy ar-rasūliyy)episcopal see of the Catholic Church
Basque Egoitza Santua
- Egoitza Santuaepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Bulgarian Свети престол
- Свети престол (Sveti prestol)episcopal see of the Catholic Church
Catalan Santa Seu
- Santa Seuepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Chinese Cantonese 聖座 /圣座
- 聖座 /圣座episcopal see of the Catholic Church
Chinese Mandarin 聖座 /圣座
- 聖座 /圣座 (shèngzuò)episcopal see of the Catholic Church
Czech Svatý stolec, Svatá stolice
- Svatý stolecepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
- Svatá stoliceepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Danish Hellige stol
- Hellige stolepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Dutch Heilige Stoel
- Heilige Stoelepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Esperanto Apostola Seĝo
- Apostola Seĝoepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Estonian Püha Tool, Püha Aujärg
- Püha Toolepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
- Püha Aujärgepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Finnish Pyhä istuin
- Pyhä istuinepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
French Saint-Siège
- Saint-Siègeepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
German Heiliger Stuhl
- Heiliger Stuhlepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Greek Αγία Έδρα
- Αγία Έδρα (Agía Édra)episcopal see of the Catholic Church
Hebrew הַכֵּס הַקָּדוֹשׁ
- הַכֵּס הַקָּדוֹשׁ (hakés haqadósh)episcopal see of the Catholic Church
Hindi होली सी
- होली सी (holī sī)episcopal see of the Catholic Church
Hungarian Apostoli Szentszék, Szentszék
- Apostoli Szentszékepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
- Szentszékepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Icelandic Páfastóll
- Páfastóllepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Indonesian Tahta Suci
- Tahta Suciepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Irish An Suí Naofa
- An Suí Naofaepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Italian Santa Sede, Sede Apostolica
- Santa Sedeepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
- Sede Apostolicaepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Japanese 聖座
- 聖座 (seiza)episcopal see of the Catholic Church
Korean 성좌
- 성좌 (seongjwa)episcopal see of the Catholic Church
Latin Sāncta Sēdēs
- Sāncta Sēdēsepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Latvian Svētais Krēsls
- Svētais Krēslsepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Lithuanian Šventasis Sostas
- Šventasis Sostasepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Malay Takhta Suci
- Takhta Suciepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Norwegian Bokmål Hellige stol
- Hellige stolepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Persian سریر مقدس
- سریر مقدس (sarir moqaddas)episcopal see of the Catholic Church
Polish Stolica Apostolska, Stolica Święta
- Stolica Apostolskaepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
- Stolica Świętaepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Portuguese Santa Sé
- Santa Séepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Romanian Sfântul Scaun
- Sfântul Scaunepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Russian Свято́й Престо́л
- Свято́й Престо́л (Svjatój Prestól)episcopal see of the Catholic Church
Slovak Svätý stolec, Svätá stolica
- Svätý stolecepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
- Svätá stolicaepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Spanish Santa Sede
- Santa Sedeepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Swahili Ukulu mtakatifu
- Ukulu mtakatifuepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Swedish heliga stolen, påvestolen
- heliga stolenepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
- påvestolenepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Tagalog Santa Sede
- Santa Sedeepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Tamil திரு ஆட்சிப்பீடம்
- திரு ஆட்சிப்பீடம் (tiru āṭcippīṭam)episcopal see of the Catholic Church
Thai สันตะสำนัก
- สันตะสำนัก (sǎn-dtà-sǎm-nák)episcopal see of the Catholic Church
Turkish Kutsal Makam
- Kutsal Makamepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Ukrainian Святи́й Престо́л
- Святи́й Престо́л (Svjatýj Prestól)episcopal see of the Catholic Church
Vietnamese Tòa Thánh
- Tòa Thánhepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Welsh Esgobaeth y Pab
- Esgobaeth y Pabepiscopal see of the Catholic Church
Cite this entry
APA
Holy See. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holy%20See
MLA
“Holy See.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holy%20See. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Holy See,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holy%20See.
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