COUNTER REFORMATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Counter Reformation mean? 

• COUNTER REFORMATION (noun)
  The noun COUNTER REFORMATION has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: COUNTER REFORMATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COUNTER REFORMATION (noun)

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Counter Reformation" is a kind of...):

religious movement (a movement intended to bring about religious reforms)