ULTRAMONTANISM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("ultramontanism" is a kind of...):

policy (a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group)

Domain category:

Church of Rome; Roman Catholic; Roman Catholic Church; Roman Church; Western Church (the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy)