ultramontane
- noun
- /ˌʌltrəˈmɒnteɪn/
- Formal
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ultramontano
- As an ultramontane, she believed that the decisions made by the Pope should be followed without question by Catholics around the world.
Examples
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While I applaud the Pope's efforts to bring the Lefebvrists back into the fold, I don't think they will ever assimilate with those they consider less than ultramontane.
Blog text (26) -
She was both a recusant and highly ultramontane in her Catholicism.
Academic text (1991) -
In 1677, one of the most distinguished members of the Faculty, Jean de Launoy, published (under a pseudonym) a pamphlet accusing all the professors of theology of being "ultramontanes."
Academic text (1992) -
Speaking of the American Catholic Church in the late 1960s, O'Brien writes about how its immigrant era has come to an end: "American Catholicism had been shaped by the three factors of the conservative, dogmatic, and authoritative ultramontane Church, the fluid social structure and stable democracy of the United States, and its own experience as an immigrant people."
Academic text (2004) -
During the debate, he expressed his ultramontane beliefs by emphasizing the Pope's authority over local dioceses.
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The ultramontane perspective dominated discussions, advocating for a strong central authority in the church under the Pope.
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Etymology
Ultramontane is a name for a Roman Catholic who supports the Pope's authority, and the word comes from ultra 'beyond' and montane 'mountain'. Supporters were said to look to Rome 'beyond the Alps', which is how the word came to mean a pro-Pope person.