\Ul`tra*mon"tane\, [LL. ultramontanus; L. ultra
beyond + montanus belonging to a mountain, from mons, montis,
mountain: cf. F. ultramontain, It. ultramontano. See
{Ultra-}, and {Mountain}.]
Being beyond the mountains; specifically, being beyond the
Alps, in respect to the one who speaks.
Note: This term was first applied, somewhat contemptuously,
      by the Italians, to the nations north of the Alps,
      especially the Germans and French, their painters,
      jurists, etc. At a later period, the French and Germans
      applied it to the Italians. It is now more particularly
      used in respect to religious matters; and ultramontane
      doctrines, when spoken of north of the Alps, denote the
      extreme views of the pope's rights and supremacy
      maintained by Bellarmin and other Italian writers.

\Ul`tra*mon"tane\, n.
1. One who resides beyond the mountains, especially beyond
   the Alps; a foreigner.
2. One who maintains extreme views favoring the pope's
   supremacy. See {Ultramontanism}.