ultramontanism
(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) the policy that the absolute authority of the church should be vested in the pope
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ultramontanism (countable and uncountable, plural ultramontanisms)
A Roman Catholic philosophy that emphasises the prerogatives and powers of the Pope.
Source: Wiktionary
Ul`tra*mon"ta*nism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. ultramontanisme.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 May 2025
(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”
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