ADJECTIVE | pert | ultramontane | of or relating to ultramontanism |
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all | ultramontane, transalpine | on or relating to or characteristic of the region or peoples beyond the Alps from Italy (or north of the Alps) | |
all | ultramontane, cisalpine | on the Italian or Roman side / side of the Alps | |
NOUN | person | ultramontane | a Roman Catholic who advocates ultramontanism (supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline) |
Meaning | Of or relating to ultramontanism. | |
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Spanish | ultramontano | |
Nouns | ultramontanism | (Roman Catholic Church) the policy that the absolute authority of the church should be vested in the pope |
Meaning | On or relating to or characteristic of the region or peoples beyond the Alps from Italy (or north of the Alps). | |
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Synonym | transalpine | |
Broader | tramontane, transmontane | On or coming from the other side of the mountains (from the speaker) |
Spanish | transalpino, ultramontano | |
Catalan | transalpí, ultramuntà |
Meaning | On the Italian or Roman side / side of the Alps. | |
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Synonym | cisalpine | |
Broader | cismontane | On this (the speaker's) side of the mountains |
Spanish | cisalpino, ultramontano | |
Catalan | cisalpí, ultramuntà |
Meaning | A Roman Catholic who advocates ultramontanism (supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline). | |
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Broader | Roman Catholic | A member of the Roman Catholic Church |
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