Phrase guide

His Holiness

pron · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

An honorific or title used to refer to a high-ranking religious leader.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He had an audience with His Holiness the Pope.
  • His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: Негово светейшество (Negovo svetejšestvo) — honorific title
  • Danish: Hans Hellighed — honorific title
  • French: Sa Sainteté (cf. Votre Sainteté f) — honorific title
  • Hungarian: Őszentsége — honorific title
  • Icelandic: Hans heilagleiki — honorific title
  • Italian: Sua Santità (cf. Vostra Santità f) — honorific title
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Hans Hellighet — honorific title
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Hans Heilagdom — honorific title
  • Polish: jego świątobliwość (cf. wasza świątobliwość f) — honorific title
  • Portuguese: Sua Santidade (cf. Vossa Santidade f) — honorific title
  • Spanish: Su Santidad (cf. Vuestra Santidad f) — honorific title