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Counter Reformation

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Noun

1. counter reformation

the reaction of the Roman Catholic Church to the Reformation reaffirming the veneration of saints and the authority of the Pope (to which Protestants objected); many leaders were Jesuits

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Counter Reformation

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noun
the reform movement of the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th and early 17th centuries considered as a reaction to the Protestant Reformation

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Counter Reformation

see synonyms of counter reformation
noun
the reform movement in the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th cent., following the Protestant Reformation and in answer to it

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Counter Reformation

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n.
A reform movement within the Roman Catholic Church that arose in 16th-century Europe in response to the Protestant Reformation.

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