Definition of ultramontane Ultramontane
ul•tra•mon•tane
We found 11 definitions of ultramontane from 4 different sources.
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What does ultramontane mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: ultramontanes |
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| ultramontane - a Roman Catholic who advocates ultramontanism (supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline) | ||
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| ultramontane - of or relating to ultramontanism | ||
| ultramontane - on or relating to or characteristic of the region or peoples beyond the Alps from Italy (or north of the Alps); "ancient transalpine Gaul was an area northwest of the Alps and included modern France and Belgium"; "Cracow was a transalpine university" | ||
| transalpine | ||
| transmontane, tramontane on or coming from the other side of the mountains (from the speaker); "the transmontane section of the state"; "tramontane winds" | ||
| ultramontane - on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps; "ancient cisalpine Gaul included an area south and east of the Alps" | ||
| cisalpine | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ultramontane
Being beyond the mountains; specifically, being beyond the Alps, in respect to the one who speaks. - ultramontane (n.)
One who resides beyond the mountains, especially beyond the Alps; a foreigner. - ultramontane (n.)
One who maintains extreme views favoring the pope's supremacy. See Ultramontanism.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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ultramontane
ul-tra-mon′tān, adj. being beyond the mountains (i.e. the Alps): originally used in Italy of the French, Germans, &c.; afterwards applied by the northern nations to the Italians, hence its present meaning—viz. holding or denoting extreme views as to the Pope's rights and supremacy.—ns. Ultramon′tanism, ultramontane or extreme views as to the Pope's rights; Ultramon′tanist, one who holds to ultramontanism. [L. ultra, beyond, montanus—mons, montis, a mountain.]
