Category:Ultramontane

Ul`tra*mon"tane, etym: [ll. ultramontanus; l. ultra beyond + montanus Belonging to a mountain, from mons, montis, mountain: cf. F. Ultramontain, it. ultramontano. See ultra-, and mountain.]

Defn: being beyond the mountains; specifically, being beyond the Alps, in respect to the one who speaks.

Note: this term was first applied, somewhat contemptuously, by the Italians, to the nations north of the alps, especially the germans And french, their painters, jurists, etc. At a later period, the French and germans applied it to the italians. It is now more Particularly used in respect to religious matters; and ultramontane Doctrines, when spoken of north of the alps, denote the extreme views Of the pope's rights and supremacy maintained by bellarmin and other Italian writers.

Ultramontane Ul`tra*mon"tane, n.

1. One who resides beyond the mountains, especially beyond the alps; A foreigner.

2. One who maintains extreme views favoring the pope's supremacy. See Ultramontanism.