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1. (adj.) ultramontane
beyond the mountains.
2. ultramontane
of or pertaining to the area south of the Alps, esp. to Italy.
3. ultramontane
pertaining to or advocating ultramontanism.
4. (n.) ultramontane
a person who lives beyond the mountains.
5. ultramontane
a person living south of the Alps.
6. ultramontane
a believer in ultramontanism.
Etymology: (1585–95; < ML)
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| Definition of 'ultramontane' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) ultramontane
a Roman Catholic who advocates ultramontanism (supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline)
2. (adj) ultramontane
of or relating to ultramontanism
3. (adj) transalpine, 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"
4. (adj) cisalpine, ultramontane
on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps
"ancient cisalpine Gaul included an area south and east of the Alps"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) ultramontane
one who resides beyond the mountains, especially beyond the Alps; a foreigner
2. (noun) ultramontane
one who maintains extreme views favoring the pope's supremacy. See Ultramontanism
3. ultramontane
being beyond the mountains; specifically, being beyond the Alps, in respect to the one who speaks
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