ULTRAMONTANISM


Meaning of ULTRAMONTANISM in English

“+ noun

( -s )

Usage: sometimes capitalized

Etymology: French ultramontanisme, from ultramontain ultramontane (from Medieval Latin ultramontanus ) + -isme -ism

: the policy of advocating the greatest possible enhancement of papal power and authority — compare gallicanism

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