Ultramontanism

[,ʌltrә'mɒntәnizm]

Definition

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

Typist: Sol--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The principles of those within the Roman Catholic Church who maintain extreme views favoring the pope's supremacy; -- so used by those living north of the Alps in reference to the Italians; -- rarely used in an opposite sense, as referring to the views of those living north of the Alps and opposed to the papal claims. Cf. Gallicanism.

Editor: Sharon