counterreformation

American  

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

noun

1. a reformation opposed to or counteracting a previous reformation.

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Etymology

Origin of counterreformation

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

Example Sentences

In the spirit of the Habsburg counterreformation, ornate churches, Baroque palaces and statues of saints sprung up across the city.

From The Wall Street Journal

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.”

From Time