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neo-ultramontanism

neo-ultramontanism noun: the belief of certain Catholics, primarily during the period immediately prior to Vatican I, that papal infallibility was not restricted to a small number of papal statements but applied ipso facto (by virtue of being said by the Pope) to all papal teachings and statements.

Noun

neo-ultramontanism (uncountable)

  1. The belief of certain Catholics, primarily during the period immediately prior to Vatican I, that papal infallibility was not restricted to a small number of papal statements but applied ipso facto (by virtue of being said by the Pope) to all papal teachings and statements.

Origin of neo-ultramontanism

From neo- + ultramontanism.

Questions about neo-ultramontanism

What does neo-ultramontanism mean?
Neo-ultramontanism means the belief of certain Catholics, primarily during the period immediately prior to Vatican I, that papal infallibility was not restricted to a small number of papal statements but applied ipso facto (by virtue of being said by the Pope) to all papal teachings and statements.
What part of speech is neo-ultramontanism?
Neo-ultramontanism is a noun.

Words near neo-ultramontanism in the dictionary

  1. neo-thrash
  2. Neo-Tifinagh
  3. neo-Trotskyism
  4. neo-Trotskyist
  5. neo-Trotskyists
  6. neo-ultramontanism
  7. neo-ultramontanist
  8. neo-ultramontanists
  9. neo-vernacular
  10. neo-Victorian
  11. neo-Victorians

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