on the other side of the mountains, esp the Alps, from the speaker or writer
Compare cismontane
2.
of or relating to a movement in the Roman Catholic Church which favours the centralized authority and influence of the pope as opposed to local independence
Compare cisalpine (sense 2)
noun
3.
a resident or native from beyond the mountains, esp the Alps
4.
a member of the ultramontane party of the Roman Catholic Church
ultramontane in American English
(ˌʌltrəˈmɑnˌteɪn; ˌʌltrəmɑnˈteɪn)
adjective
1.
beyond the mountains, specif. the Alps
2.
of the Roman Catholic doctrine of papal supremacy or the former Church party advocating it
noun
3.
a person living beyond the mountains, esp. south of the Alps