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ultramontane

Syllabification: (ul·tra·mon·tane)
Pronunciation: /ˌəltrəˌmänˈtān, -ˈmänˌtān/

Definition of ultramontane

adjective

  • 1advocating supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline. Compare with Gallican.
  • 2situated on the other side of the Alps from the point of view of the speaker.

noun

  • a person advocating supreme papal authority.

Derivatives

ultramontanism

Pronunciation: /-ˈmäntəˌnizəm/

noun

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'

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