ultramontanism
noun
ultramontanism is spelled U-L-T-R-A-M-O-N-T-A-N-I-S-M: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ultramontanism means “A Roman Catholic philosophy that emphasises the prerogatives and powers of the Pope” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ultramontanism is ultramontanisms.
How many letters and syllables are in ultramontanism?
| Letters | 14: U-L-T-R-A-M-O-N-T-A-N-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ultramontanism?
Ultramontanism appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of ultramontanism
- ultramontanisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ultramontanism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Roman Catholic philosophy that emphasises the prerogatives and powers of the Pope.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ultramontanism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Roman Catholic philosophy that emphasises the prerogatives and powers of the Pop:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ultramontanisme |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does ultramontanism come from?
From ultramontane + -ism, after French ultramontanisme.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).