Holy See
Holy See 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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Vatican
Vatican noun - The residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City.
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Nearby Word: vaticanism
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The Holy See (not the Vatican as a state which is member of jack squat) is not a member of the United Nations, but has Permanent Observer status.
Source: Useful Notes / Vatican City - The Pope, of which the Vatican is his primary residence, is the head of state, as well as the ruler of the Holy See, that is, the government of the Church whose influence extends far outside the city's walls.
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