cisalpine

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Synonyms: calpine, cisandine

Antonyms: calpine, cisandine

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Adjective

1. On this [[side#Noun|side]] of the [[Alps]] (chiefly the [[south#Adjective|south]] side where [[Rome]] is [[locate]]d).
2. {{alternative case form of|en|Cisalpine|t=of or pertaining to [[Gallicanism]], the [[doctrine]] that the [[church#Noun|church]] of [[France]] is [[autonomous]], especially in [[relation]] to the [[pope#Noun|pope]]; or [[cisalpinism]], a [[movement]] in 18th–19th [[century]] [[Britain]] among [[Roman Catholic#Noun|Roman Catholics]] which [[take#Verb|took]] the [[view#Noun|view]] that [[allegiance]] to the [[Crown]] was [[compatible#Adjective|compatible]] with allegiance to the pope}}.

Noun

1. {{synonym of|en|Gallican|t=an [[adherent#Noun|adherent]] to, and [[supporter]] of, [[Gallicanism]]}}.
2. {{lb|en|UK}} In 18th–19th [[century]] Britain, a [[Roman Catholic#Adjective|Roman Catholic]] [[opponent#Noun|opponent]] of [[ultramontanism]] and [[advocate#Noun|advocate]] of {{w|Catholic emancipation}} through [[compromise#Noun|compromise]] and [[obedience]] to [[secular#Adjective|secular]] [[authority|authorities]].

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