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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for ultramontane

Noun

1. ultramontane, Roman Catholic
usage: a Roman Catholic who advocates ultramontanism (supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline)

Adjective

1. ultramontane
usage: of or relating to ultramonatism
2. transalpine, ultramontane, tramontane (vs. cismontane), transmontane
usage: on or relating to or characteristic of the region or peoples beyond the Alps from Italy (or north of the Alps); "ancient transalpine Gaul was an area northwest of the Alps and included modern France and Belgium"; "Cracow was a transalpine university"
3. cisalpine, ultramontane, cismontane (vs. tramontane)
usage: on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps; "ancient cisalpine Gaul included an area south and east of the Alps"
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