cisalpine, ultramontane
(adjective) on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps; “ancient cisalpine Gaul included an area south and east of the Alps”
transalpine, ultramontane
(adjective) on or relating to or characteristic of the region or peoples beyond the Alps from Italy (or north of the Alps); “ancient transalpine Gaul was an area northwest of the Alps and included modern France and Belgium”; “Cracow was a transalpine university”
ultramontane
(adjective) of or relating to ultramontanism
ultramontane
(noun) a Roman Catholic who advocates ultramontanism (supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ultramontane (comparative more ultramontane, superlative most ultramontane)
(theology) Respecting the supremacy of the Pope.
From the other side of a mountain range, particularly the Alps.
• cismontane (from this side of the mountains)
ultramontane (plural ultramontanes)
Someone who acknowledges the supremacy of the Pope
Source: Wiktionary
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.]
Definition: 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.
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 April 2025
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
