Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to peoples or regions lying beyond the mountains, especially the Alps.
- adjective Supporting the authority of the papal court over national or diocesan authority.
- adjective Relating to or supporting the doctrine of papal supremacy.
- noun One who lives beyond the mountains, especially south of the Alps.
- noun Roman Catholic Church One who advocates support of papal policy in ecclesiastical and political matters.
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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. See
ultramontanism .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Being beyond the mountains; specifically, being beyond the Alps, in respect to the one who speaks.
- noun One who resides beyond the mountains, especially beyond the Alps; a foreigner.
- noun One who maintains extreme views favoring the pope's supremacy. See
Ultramontanism .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective theology
respecting thesupremacy of thePope . - adjective From the other side of a
mountain range , particularly theAlps . - noun Someone who acknowledges the
supremacy of thePope
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to ultramontanism
- adjective on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps
- noun a Roman Catholic who advocates ultramontanism (supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline)
- adjective on or relating to or characteristic of the region or peoples beyond the Alps from Italy (or north of the Alps)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"Cathedra Sempiterna" rivals in fervour and excels in genuine rhetoric the passage with which de Maistre concluded his "Du Pape", which became a text for "ultramontane" apologetics.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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The "ultramontane" tendency in the Church centralized more power and authority in the
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The "ultramontane" tendency in the Church centralized more power and authority in the Papacy.
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The "ultramontane" tendency in the Church centralized more power and authority in the Papacy.
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The "ultramontane" tendency in the Church centralized more power and authority in the Papacy.
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France who are not ultramontane, that is to say devoted to the interests of the Roman See. "] [Footnote 5218:" Constitutio dogmatica prima de Ecclesia Christi, "
The Modern Regime, Volume 2 Hippolyte Taine 1860
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"ultramontane" party in the Church involved danger to the newly created
Outline of Universal History George Park Fisher 1868
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"ultramontane" if he came not from Italy but from over the mountains.
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"ultramontane" if he came not from Italy but from over the mountains.
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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.
qms commented on the word ultramontane
The still mists stifle and stain
Befouling the air of the plain.
Skies formerly bright
With reason’s clear light
Need fresh gusts ultramontaine.
Cf. tramontane.
December 7, 2018