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ULTRAMONTANE

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ul⋅tra⋅mon⋅tane

  [uhl-truh-mon-teyn, -mon-teyn]
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–adjective
1. beyond the mountains.
2. of or pertaining to the area south of the Alps, esp. Italy.
3. Roman Catholic Church.
a. of, pertaining to, or advocating ultramontanism.
b. of, pertaining 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.
Origin:
1585–95; < ML ultrāmontānus, equiv. to L ultrā ultra- + montānus montane
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ul·tra·mon·tane   (ŭl'trə-mŏn'tān', -mŏn-tān')   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to peoples or regions lying beyond the mountains, especially the Alps.

  2. Roman Catholic Church

    1. Supporting the authority of the papal court over national or diocesan authority.

    2. Relating to or supporting the doctrine of papal supremacy.

n.  

  1. One who lives beyond the mountains, especially south of the Alps.

  2. often Ultramontane Roman Catholic Church One who advocates support of papal policy in ecclesiastical and political matters.


[Medieval Latin ultrāmontānus : Latin ultrā-, ultra- + Latin montānus, of mountains (from mōns, mont-, mountain; see men-2 in Indo-European roots).]
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Word Origin & History

ultramontane 
1592, from M.Fr. ultramontain "beyond the mountains" (especially the Alps), from O.Fr. (1323), from L. ultra "beyond" + stem of mons (see mountain). Used especially of papal authority, though "connotation varies according to the position of the speaker or writer." [Weekley]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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