ultramontane has definitions from the fields of antiquity,Italian,Roman Catholic,religion,Christianity
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[ adjective ] (antiquity) on or relating to or characteristic of the region or peoples beyond the Alps from Italy (or north of the Alps)

Synonyms

transalpine

Examples

"ancient transalpine Gaul was an area northwest of the Alps and included modern France and Belgium" "Cracow was a transalpine university"

Related terms

tramontane

2
[ noun ] (Roman Catholic,religion,Christianity) a Roman Catholic who advocates ultramontanism (supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline)

Related terms

Roman_Catholic

3
[ adjective ] of or relating to ultramonatism

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ultramontanism

4
[ adjective ] (antiquity,Italian) on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps

Synonyms

cisalpine

Examples

"ancient cisalpine Gaul included an area south and east of the Alps"

Related terms

cismontane

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