ultramontane
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- adjective Being or lying beyond the mountains; tramontane: opposed to cismontane.
- noun One who resides beyond the mountains; a foreigner.
- noun One who resides south of the Alps, or who identifies himself with the Italian party in the Roman Catholic Church, and maintains the doctrine of absolute papal supremacy.
Examples
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The "ultramontane" tendency in the Church centralized more power and authority in the Papacy.
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As was done under Bismarck, the accusation could be made against the Catholics that they are bad citizens of the state because their heart is ultramontane; it clings “over the mountains” to the pope and his authority.
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But you are a minstrel perhaps, from these ultramontane parts.
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What are yu shevering about, ultramontane, like a houn?
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Up to that point, the ultramontane reader has not been conscious of being underprivileged, but afterward self-doubts arise and he wonders if he shouldn't have been squirming all along.
Note
The word 'ultramontane' comes from Latin roots meaning 'beyond' and 'mountain'.
