ultramontanism

Noun

Meaning

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 dictionary

Synonyms

scarlet church lady priesthood odium popery episcopacy ecclesiology clericalism papacy ultramontane theocracy ecclesiologist

Antonyms

gallicanism Febronianism conciliarism

Hypernyms

policy

Examples

However, subsidiarity involves the distribution of authority in structures outside of the Church's clergy and thus does not contradict Ultramontanism. Source: Internet

Challenges to Ultramontanism have remained strong within and outside of Roman jurisdiction. Source: Internet

Other Christian groups outside the Catholic Church declared this as the triumph of what they termed "the heresy of Ultramontanism". Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ultramoist ultramolecular ultramontane ultramontanist ultramorphologic ultramorphological