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ultramontane

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: ultramontane

1
 adj
on or relating to or characteristic of the region or peoples beyond the Alps from Italy (or north of the Alps)
2
 adjn
of or relating to ultramontanism
a Roman Catholic who advocates ultramontanism (supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: ultramontane
1

adj on or relating to or characteristic of the region or peoples beyond the Alps from Italy (or north of the Alps)

Synonyms:
transalpine
tramontane, transmontane
on or coming from the other side of the mountains (from the speaker)

adj on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps

Synonyms:
cisalpine
cismontane
on this (the speaker's) side of the mountains
2

adj of or relating to ultramontanism

n a Roman Catholic who advocates ultramontanism (supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline)

Type of:
Roman Catholic
a member of the Roman Catholic Church
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