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What does ultramontanism mean?

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Noun
  1. A Roman Catholic philosophy that emphasises the prerogatives and powers of the Pope.
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One whose religion identifies him with ultramontanism has made the acknowledgment before me.
The support for Mary, a universal saint, may sometimes have been at the expense of local cults, making Marian devotions a central element in the progress of ultramontanism.
Ireland has been for the last two generations brought into absolute captivity to the principles of ultramontanism.
He sinks the Conservative principles of the Reaction, and gives prominence only to its ultramontanism.
While the Jansenists leaned towards Gallicanism, the episcopacy leaned towards ultramontanism.
Uniting European ultramontanism with Quebec nationalism, Quebec's clerical élite consolidated their influence.

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