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  • n  a Roman Catholic who advocates ultramontanism (supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline)
  • a  of or relating to ultramontanism
  • s  on or relating to or characteristic of the region or peoples beyond the Alps from Italy (or north of the Alps)
  • s  on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps

  • Other Canadians, who know that the policy of the Quebec hierarchy has always been ultramontane, hoped fervently that this indicated indirect Vatican backing of the British cause.
  • Other Canadians, who know that the policy of the Quebec hierarchy has always been ultramontane, hoped fervently that this indicated indirect Vatican backing of the British cause.

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