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Meaning of neo-ultramontanism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

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.

uncountable

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

neo-ultramontanist neo-Victorian neo-Western neoaconitine neoadjuvancy neoadjuvant therapy

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