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1. ((sometimes cap.)) ultramontanism
the policy of the party in the Roman Catholic Church that favors increasing and enhancing the power and authority of the pope.
Etymology: (1820–30; < F ultramontanisme)
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1. (noun) ultramontanism
(Roman Catholic Church) the policy that the absolute authority of the church should be vested in the pope
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1. (noun) Ultramontanism
the principles of those within the Roman Catholic Church who maintain extreme views favoring the pope's supremacy; -- so used by those living north of the Alps in reference to the Italians; -- rarely used in an opposite sense, as referring to the views of those living north of the Alps and opposed to the papal claims. Cf. Gallicanism
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1. Ultramontanism
name given to extreme views in the matter of the prerogatives and authority of the Pope, so called in France as prevailing on the other side of the Alps.
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