ultramontanism
English edit
Etymology edit
From ultramontane + -ism, after French ultramontanisme.
Noun edit
ultramontanism (countable and uncountable, plural ultramontanisms)
- A Roman Catholic philosophy that emphasises the prerogatives and powers of the Pope.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 818:
- Ultramontanism is often seen as a conservative force in the Church, but after 1815 it represented innovation and the prospect of Church reconstruction and revival, albeit of a particular type.
Antonyms edit
- Gallicanism (France and in general), Febronianism (Germany), conciliarism (council over pope)
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Translations edit
Roman Catholic philosophy that emphasises the prerogatives and powers of the Pope
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See also edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French ultramontanisme.
Noun edit
ultramontanism n (uncountable)
Declension edit
declension of ultramontanism (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) ultramontanism | ultramontanismul |
genitive/dative | (unui) ultramontanism | ultramontanismului |
vocative | ultramontanismule |