1) Christian term 2) Policy
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Ultramontanism is a religious belief found within the Catholic Church that places strong emphasis on the prerogatives and powers of the Pope. ==History== The term originates in ecclesiastical language from the Middle Ages: when a non-Italian man was elected to the papacy, he was said to be papa ultramontano, that is, a Pope from beyond the mountai...
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• (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 and opposed to the papal claims. Cf. Gallicanism.Ul...
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(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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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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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. ... Origin: Cf. F. ...
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noun (Roman Catholic Church) the policy that the absolute authority of the church should be vested in the pope
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(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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the policy of the party in the Roman Catholic Church that favors increasing and enhancing the power and authority of the pope. Cf.
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