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ultramontane
adjective
noun
Of or relating to ultramontanism
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adjective
Of or relating to ultramontanism
adjective
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”
adjective
On the Italian or Roman side of the Alps
“Ancient cisalpine Gaul included an area south and east of the Alps”
noun
A Roman Catholic who advocates ultramontanism (supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline)
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Ancient transalpine Gaul was an area northwest of the Alps and included modern France and Belgium
Cracow was a transalpine university
Ancient cisalpine Gaul included an area south and east of the Alps
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