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ultramontane

Pronunciation: /ˌʌltrəˈmɒnteɪn/

Definition of ultramontane

adjective

1advocating supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline: ultramontane CatholicismCompare with Gallican.

2situated on the other side of the Alps from the point of view of the speaker: ultramontane basins where almost no rain fell

noun

a person advocating supreme papal authority.

Derivatives

ultramontanism

Origin:

late 16th century (denoting a representative of the Roman Catholic Church north of the Alps): from medieval Latin ultramontanus, from Latin ultra 'beyond' + mons, mont- 'mountain'