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ultramontane
Part of speech: AdjectiveOn the other side of the mountains, especially the Alps.
Part of speech: NounOne who lives beyond the mountains; especially, one who lives south of the Alps.
Usage examples "ultramontane":- Under the Ultramontane leadership of Cardinal Cullen the Catholic clergy adopted a similar attitude. - "The Evolution of Sinn Fein", Robert Mitchell Henry.
- And this is the watchword of the whole ultramontane party at Rome. - "Letters From Rome on the Council", Johann Joseph Ignaz von Döllinger.
- The Jesuits upheld papal infallibility and, in general, the Ultramontane position. - "The Fighting Governor A Chronicle of Frontenac", Charles W. Colby Edited by George M. Wrong and H. H. Langton.