Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ultramontanism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: ul-tra-mon-tanism
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From ultramontane + -ism, after French ultramontanisme.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ultramontane

Usage

Inflected Forms

ultramontanisms (plural)

Phrases

neo-ultramontanism

Frequently Paired Words

cismontane transmontane ultramontane ultramontanist neo-ultramontanism

Synonyms

curialism Vaticanism Romism

Antonyms

conciliarism congregationalism Gallicanism Febronianism Erastianism Josephinism

Questions

What does ultramontanism mean?: A Roman Catholic philosophy that emphasises the prerogatives and powers of the Pope.
Where does ultramontanism come from?: From ultramontane + -ism, after French ultramontanisme.

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