Counter-Reformation

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Counter-Reformation [ˌkaʊntəˌrɛfəˈmeɪʃən]

(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) the reform movement of the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th and early 17th centuries considered as a reaction to the Protestant Reformation

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Counter-Reformation [ˈkaʊntəˌrefəˈmeɪʃən] N → Contrarreforma f

Counter-Reformation [ˌkaʊntəˌrɛfəˈmeɪʃ/ən] n → Controriforma

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