ULTRAMONTANE


Meaning of ULTRAMONTANE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈmän-ˌtān, -ˌmän-ˈ ]

adjective

Etymology: Medieval Latin ultramontanus, from Latin ultra- + mont-, mons mountain — more at mount

Date: circa 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 noun , often capitalized

• ul·tra·mon·tan·ism -ˈmän-tə-ˌni-zəm noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.