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ULTRAMONTANISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ultramontanism mean?
• ULTRAMONTANISM (noun)
The noun ULTRAMONTANISM has 1 sense:
1. (Roman Catholic Church) the policy that the absolute authority of the church should be vested in the pope
Familiarity information: ULTRAMONTANISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Roman Catholic Church) the policy that the absolute authority of the church should be vested in the pope
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("ultramontanism" is a kind of...):
policy (a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group)
Domain category:
Church of Rome; Roman Catholic; Roman Catholic Church; Roman Church; Western Church (the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy)
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