Ultramontanism

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ultramontanism \Ul`tra*mon"ta*nism\, n. [Cf. F.
     ultramontanisme.]
     The principles of those within the Roman Catholic Church who
     maintain extreme views favoring the pope's supremacy; -- so
     used by those living north of the Alps in reference to the
     Italians; -- rarely used in an opposite sense, as referring


     to the views of those living north of the Alps and opposed to
     the papal claims. Cf. {Gallicanism}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ultramontanism
       n : (Roman Catholic Church) the policy that the absolute
           authority of the church should be vested in the pope