Definition of "ultramontane" [ul•tra•mon•tane]

• Of or relating to peoples or regions lying beyond the mountains, especially the Alps. (adjective)
• Roman Catholic Church Supporting the authority of the papal court over national or diocesan authority. (adjective)
• Roman Catholic Church Relating to or supporting the doctrine of papal supremacy. (adjective)
• 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. (noun)

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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 "ultramontane" tendency in the Church centralized more power and authority in the"
• "The "ultramontane" tendency in the Church centralized more power and authority in the Papacy."