[ul.tra.mon.tane] adj [ML ultramontanus, fr. L ultra- + mont-, mons mountain--more at mount] (ca. 1618) 1: of or relating to countries or peoples beyond the mountains (as the Alps)
2: favoring greater or absolute supremacy of papal over national or diocesan authority in the Roman Catholic Church -- ultramontane n, often cap -- ul.tra.mon.tan.ism n