ultramontanism
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ultramontanism
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From ultramontane + -ism, after French ultramontanisme.
noun ultramontanisms
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A Roman Catholic philosophy that emphasises the prerogatives and powers of the Pope.
Ultramontanism is often seen as a conservative force in the Church, but after 1815 it represented innovation and the prospect of Church reconstruction and revival, albeit of a particular type.
Similar: curialism, Vaticanism, Romism · Opposite: conciliarism, congregationalism, Gallicanism, Febronianism, Erastianism, Josephinism
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noun Roman Catholic philosophy that emphasises the prerogatives and powers of the Pope
| Français | ultramontanisme |
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| Italiano | ultramontanismo |
| Română | ultramontanism |
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