ultramontane

[ uhl-truh-mon-teyn, -mon-teyn ]

adjective
  1. beyond the mountains.

  2. of or relating to the area south of the Alps, especially Italy.

  1. Roman Catholic Church.

    • of, relating to, or advocating ultramontanism.

    • of, relating to, or supporting the belief that the pope is the spiritual head of the Church in all countries.

  2. (formerly) north of the Alps; tramontane.

noun
  1. a person who lives beyond the mountains.

  2. a person living south of the Alps.

  1. Roman Catholic Church. a person who supports ultramontanism.

  2. (formerly) a person living to the north of the Alps.

Origin of ultramontane

1
1585–95; <Medieval Latin ultrāmontānus, equivalent to Latin ultrāultra- + montānusmontane

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British Dictionary definitions for ultramontane

ultramontane

/ (ˌʌltrəmɒnˈteɪn) /


adjective
  1. on the other side of the mountains, esp the Alps, from the speaker or writer: Compare cismontane

  2. of or relating to a movement in the Roman Catholic Church which favours the centralized authority and influence of the pope as opposed to local independence: Compare cisalpine (def. 2)

noun
  1. a resident or native from beyond the mountains, esp the Alps

  2. a member of the ultramontane party of the Roman Catholic Church

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