ultramontane
Americanadjective
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beyond the mountains.
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of or relating to the area south of the Alps, especially Italy.
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Roman Catholic Church.
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of, relating to, or advocating ultramontanism.
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of, relating to, or supporting the belief that the pope is the spiritual head of the Church in all countries.
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(formerly) north of the Alps; tramontane.
noun
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a person who lives beyond the mountains.
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a person living south of the Alps.
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Roman Catholic Church. a person who supports ultramontanism.
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(formerly) a person living to the north of the Alps.
adjective
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on the other side of the mountains, esp the Alps, from the speaker or writer Compare cismontane
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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
noun
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a resident or native from beyond the mountains, esp the Alps
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a member of the ultramontane party of the Roman Catholic Church
Etymology
Origin of ultramontane
1585–95; < Medieval Latin ultrāmontānus, equivalent to Latin ultrā ultra- + montānus montane
Example Sentences
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Curiously, the agrarians, ur-Americans of Southern Protestant extraction, were influenced by the leading figure of the French Counter-Enlightenment, the arch-reactionary ultramontane Catholic Joseph de Maistre.
From Salon • Sep. 7, 2024
In the conflicts of the German government, in 1872, against the intolerable assumptions, claims and popular tumults of the ultramontane clergy, the department of public worship, led by Lutz, inclined to take an energetic part.
From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.
The Borromeo Society circulated Catholic books inculcating ultramontane views in politics and religion.
From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.
Belgium has since then been the scene of unceasing and changeful conflicts between the liberal and ultramontane parties, whose previous combination was now completely shattered.
From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.
An immense number of societies arose aiming at the accomplishment of home mission work, inspired by the Jesuit spirit and carrying out unquestioningly the ultramontane ideas of their leaders.
From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.
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