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ULTRAMONTANE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Roman Catholic who advocates ultramontanism (supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ultramontane" is a kind of...):
Roman Catholic (a member of the Roman Catholic Church)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
On the Italian or Roman side of the Alps
Example:
ancient cisalpine Gaul included an area south and east of the Alps
Synonyms:
cisalpine; ultramontane
Classified under:
Similar:
cismontane (on this (the speaker's) side of the mountains)
Sense 2
Meaning:
On or relating to or characteristic of the region or peoples beyond the Alps from Italy (or north of the Alps)
Example:
Cracow was a transalpine university
Synonyms:
transalpine; ultramontane
Classified under:
Similar:
tramontane; transmontane (on or coming from the other side of the mountains (from the speaker))
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of or relating to ultramontanism
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
ultramontanism ((Roman Catholic Church) the policy that the absolute authority of the church should be vested in the pope)
