ultramontanism
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English
Etymology
From ultramontane + -ism, after French ultramontanisme.
Noun
ultramontanism (countable and uncountable, plural ultramontanisms)
- A Roman Catholic philosophy that emphasises the prerogatives and powers of the Pope.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 818:
- Ultramontanism is often seen as a conservative force in the Church, but after 1815 it represented innovation and the prospect of Church reconstruction and revival, albeit of a particular type.
Antonyms
- Gallicanism (France and in general), Febronianism (Germany), conciliarism (council over pope)
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Translations
Roman Catholic philosophy that emphasises the prerogatives and powers of the Pope
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See also
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French ultramontanisme.
Noun
ultramontanism n (uncountable)
Declension
| singular only | indefinite | definite |
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| nominative-accusative | ultramontanism | ultramontanismul |
| genitive-dative | ultramontanism | ultramontanismului |
| vocative | ultramontanismule | |