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counterreformation

American

[koun-ter-ref-er-mey-shuhn] / ˈkaʊn tərˌrɛf ərˈmeɪ ʃən /

noun

a reformation opposed to or counteracting a previous reformation.

Etymology

Origin of counterreformation

1830–40; counter- + reformation, as translation of German Gegenreformation

Example Sentences

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He chose to join the Jesuits because the order—founded as the Catholic Church launched the counterreformation—was at “the front lines of the Church, grounded in obedience and discipline.”

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