ultramontane

American  

[uhl-truh-mon-teyn, -mon-teyn] / ˌʌl trə mɒnˈteɪn, -ˈmɒn teɪn /

adjective

1. beyond the mountains.

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

3. Roman Catholic Church.

   1. of, relating to, or advocating ultramontanism.

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

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

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noun

1. a person who lives beyond the mountains.

2. a person living south of the Alps.

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

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

ultramontane British  

/ 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

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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

Etymology

Origin of ultramontane

1585–95; < Medieval Latin ultrāmontānus, equivalent to Latin ultrā ultra- + montānus montane

Example Sentences

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

Is it necessary to say that M. Lamennais protested, with all the powers of his great soul, against such odious maxims as these, stated in all their ultramontane candor?

From Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete by Hogan, William

The text of the drama for the most part agrees with the gospel narrative, only occasionally interspersed with legend, and quite free from ultramontane hagiology and mariolatry.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.

The years of his pontificate were marked by the steady development and diffusion of those ultramontane ideas which were ultimately formulated, under the presidency of his successor Pius IX., by the council of the Vatican.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various

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.