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Counter-Reformation definition

Counter-Reformation (ko̵unt′ər ref′ər mā′s̸hən)

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 Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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