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Ultramontanism Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Ultramontanism has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

A Roman Catholic philosophy that emphasises the prerogatives and powers of the Pope.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
policy
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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