Ultramontane
[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.
of, relating to, or advocating ultramontanism.
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.
noun
5.
a person who lives beyond the mountains.
6.
a person living south of the Alps.
7.
Roman Catholic Church. a person who supports ultramontanism.
8.
(formerly) a person living to the north of the Alps.
ultramontane
/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 (sense 2)
noun
3.
a resident or native from beyond the mountains, esp the Alps
4.
a member of the ultramontane party of the Roman Catholic Church
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