ultramontanism
English
editEtymology
editFrom ultramontane + -ism, after French ultramontanisme.
Noun
editultramontanism (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)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editRoman Catholic philosophy that emphasises the prerogatives and powers of the Pope
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See also
editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French ultramontanisme.
Noun
editultramontanism 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 |
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