post-Reformation
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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So the appearance of one in post-Reformation Jamestown is mystifying.
From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2015
The Christians who have set greatest store by the Holy Spirit have been the post-Reformation sects, such as the Baptists, Quakers, Mennonites and Moravians.
From Time Magazine Archive
In fact, said Harris, he deplored the Reformation and felt no loyalty to the post-Reformation church.
From Time Magazine Archive
I have mentioned Davenant; and though he is often classed with, and to some extent belongs to the post-Reformation school, he is ours for other purposes than that of mere mention.
From A History of Elizabethan Literature by Saintsbury, George
And so he remained in an attitude of complete subservience to Church tradition and authority, and even to his "director," an intermediary who is constantly mentioned by these post-Reformation mystics.
From Christian Mysticism by Inge, William Ralph
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