Associations to the word «Ultramontanism»

Wiktionary

ULTRAMONTANISM, noun. A Roman Catholic philosophy that emphasises the prerogatives and powers of the Pope.

Dictionary definition

ULTRAMONTANISM, noun. (Roman Catholic Church) the policy that the absolute authority of the church should be vested in the pope.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne