ultramontanism

American  

[uhl-truh-mon-tn-iz-uhm] / ˌʌl trəˈmɒn tnˌɪz əm /

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)

1. the policy of the party in the Roman Catholic Church that favors increasing and enhancing the power and authority of the pope.

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ultramontanism British  

/ ˌʌltrəˈmɒntɪˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. RC Church the doctrine of central papal supremacy Compare Gallicanism

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Other Word Forms

• ultramontanist noun

Etymology

Origin of ultramontanism

1820–30; < French ultramontanisme, equivalent to ultramontain ultramontane + -isme -ism

Example Sentences

Formed in Toronto, in 1889, to secure the disallowance of the Jesuits' Estates Act, and generally to oppose what was described as the "political encroachments of ultramontanism."

From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various

Ireland has been for the last two generations brought into absolute captivity to the principles of ultramontanism.

From Against Home Rule (1912) The Case for the Union by Rosenbaum, S.

The confederacy of radicalism and ultramontanism, however, was broken by the irreconciliable enmity and violent conflict in daily life and in the chambers among clerical and liberal ministers.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.

Alongside of the steady growth of ultramontanism from the time of the restoration of the papacy in a.d.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.

"By showing hostility to ultramontanism, he commends himself to progress, which is in power."

From The Progressionists, and Angela. by Bolanden, Conrad von