Look up: Ultramontanism

1. Ultramontanism
   In the Roman Catholic Church, the tenets of an Italian movement that stresses papal authority rather than nationalism in the church. ...
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2. 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 ...
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3. ultramontanism
   noun (Roman Catholic Church) the policy that the absolute authority of the church should be vested in the pope
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4. Ultramontanism
   • (n.) 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 a...
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5. Ultramontanism
   (from Medieval Latin ultramontanus, `beyond the mountains`), in Roman Catholicism, a strong emphasis on papal authority and on centralization of the ... [10 related articles]
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6. ultramontanism
   ultramontanism (ŭl"trumon'tunizum) [Lat.,=beyond the mountains, i.e., the Alps], formerly, point of view of Roman Catholics who supported the pope as supreme head of the church, as distinct from those who professed Gallicanism or other tendencies opposing the papal jurisdiction. The te...
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7. Ultramontanism
   (Lat. ultra, beyond, and montanus, pertaining to mountains, i.e., the Alps) Extreme theory of the absolute supremacy of the Pope, not only in religious but in political matters -- V.J.B.
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8. Ultramontanism
   `Ultramontanism` is a religious philosophy within the Roman Catholic community that places strong emphasis on the prerogatives and powers of the Pope. In particular, ultramontanism may consist in asserting the superiority of Papal authority over the authority of local temporal or spiritual hierarchi...
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