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ultramontanism
[ uhl-truh-mon-tn-iz-uhm ]
noun
- the policy of the party in the Roman Catholic Church that favors increasing and enhancing the power and authority of the pope.
ultramontanism
/ ˌʌٰəˈɒԳɪˌɪə /
noun
- RC Church the doctrine of central papal supremacy Compare Gallicanism
Derived Forms
- ˌٰܱˈDzԳٲԾ, noun
Other yvlogs From
- ܱt·Dzt·Ծ noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of ultramontanism1
Example Sentences
He feared the advent of socialism, unsurprisingly, but also the rise of “ultramontanism,” a semi-polite term for Roman Catholic theocracy.
In Catholicism, “ultramontanism” is a worldview in which the pope is accorded exaggerated authority.
In consequence of this victory of the clerical party Catholic Switzerland with Lucerne at its head became a main centre of ultramontanism and Jesuitism.
The organ of ultramontanism in H---- printed an article headed, "Contributions to the Traits of Character of a New Candidate."
In country villages, the position here assumed by the magnates of progress is filled by the lords of ultramontanism, clerical gentlemen in cassocks, who keep a sharp eye on the fingers of their parishioners.
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