ULTRAMONTANE


Meaning of ULTRAMONTANE in English

adj. & n.

adj. 1 situated on the other side of the Alps from the point of view of the speaker. 2 advocating supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline.

n. 1 a person living on the other side of the Alps. 2 a person advocating supreme papal authority.

[ med.L ultramontanus (as ULTRA-, L mons montis mountain) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.