Counter Reformation
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Coun·ter Reformation (koun

A reform movement within the Roman Catholic Church that arose in 16th-century Europe in response to the Protestant Reformation.

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Counter Reformation - 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

religious movement - a movement intended to bring about religious reforms

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Counter Reformation (redirected from Reformation, Catholic)

Counter Reformation
(redirected from Reformation, Catholic)