1. (

• ultramontane

) a Roman Catholic who advocates ultramontanism (supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline) ;

1. (

• ultramontane

) of or relating to ultramontanism ;

2. (

• transalpine ,
• ultramontane ,

) 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"; "Cracow was a transalpine university" ;

3. (

• cisalpine ,
• ultramontane ,

) on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps; "ancient cisalpine Gaul included an area south and east of the Alps" ;