ultramontanism

English

Etymology

From ultramontane +‎ -ism, after (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French ultramontanisme.

Noun

ultramontanism (countable and uncountable, plural ultramontanisms)

1. A Roman Catholic philosophy that emphasises the prerogatives and powers of the Pope.
   • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 818:

     Ultramontanism is often seen as a conservative force in the Church, but after 1815 it represented innovation and the prospect of Church reconstruction and revival, albeit of a particular type.

Derived terms

• ultramontanist

Related terms

• ultramontano

Translations

Roman Catholic philosophy that emphasises the prerogatives and powers of the Pope

• French: ultramontanisme (fr) m
• Ido: ultramontanismo
• Italian: ultramontanismo (it) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: ^{(please verify)} ultramontanizm
• Romanian: ultramontanism (ro) n
• Ukrainian: ультрамонта́нство (uk) n (ulʹtramontánstvo)

See also

• Vaticanism