ultramontane

Meanings

Plural: ultramontanes

Noun

a Roman Catholic who advocates ultramontanism (supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline)
Someone who holds to the supremacy of the Pope over the secular and ecclesiastical worlds

Adjective

of or relating to ultramontanism

Adjective Satellite

on or relating to or characteristic of the region or peoples beyond the Alps from Italy (or north of the Alps)
on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps

Adj

Promoting the supremacy of the Pope.
From the other side of a mountain range, particularly the Alps.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French ultramontain, from Late Latin ultramontanus.

Synonyms

cisalpine, transalpine

Antonyms

cismontane

Scrabble Score: 14

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Words With Friends Score: 19

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