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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUltramontane
/ˌʌl.trəˈmɒn.teɪn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Pertaining to or advocating extreme papal authority and centralization of power in the Roman Catholic Church.
"The ultramontane faction strongly supported the dogma of papal infallibility at the council."
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A person who advocates for supreme papal authority and absolute allegiance to the Vatican.
"During the 19th-century religious debates, the prominent ultramontane argued passionately for the direct oversight of the Pope."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from medieval Latin 'ultramontanus', meaning 'beyond the mountains' (referring to the Alps as viewed from France or northern Europe). Originally used to describe anything situated beyond the Alps, it evolved during the Counter-Reformation and the 19th century to specifically designate those Catholics who looked beyond the Alps to Rome for supreme ecclesiastical authority.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ultramontane" is said worldwide
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ultramontain
Transliteration: yl.tʁa.mɔ̃.tɛ̃
"Le mouvement ultramontain a renforcé l'autorité du pape."
ultramontan
Transliteration: ʊltʁamɔnˈtaːn
"Die ultramontane Haltung betonte die unumschränkte Macht des Papstes."
ultramontano
Transliteration: ul.tra.monˈta.no
"La dottrina ultramontana sosteneva fermamente la supremazia papale."
ultramontano
Transliteration: ul.tɾa.monˈta.no
"Los sectores ultramontanos rechazaron las reformas liberales de la época."
ultramontano
Transliteration: uw.tɾa.mõˈtɐ.nu
"O pensamento ultramontano defendia a obediência cega a Roma."
अल्ट्रामोंटेन
Transliteration: altraamonten
"अल्ट्रामोंटेन विचारधारा ने पोप की सर्वोच्चता का समर्थन किया।"
超山派的
Transliteration: chāoshān pài de
"超山派的主张强调教皇的绝对权威。"
울트라몬탄
Transliteration: eul-teu-ra-mon-tan
"울트라몬탄 사상은 교황의 절대적인 권력을 옹호했다."
ウルトラモンタン
Transliteration: urutoramontan
"ウルトラモンタン主義はローマ教皇の権威を強く支持した。"
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