counter_reformation
1. [ noun ] (Roman Catholic,religion) 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
Related terms: religious_movement
Similar spelling:   counterreformation
  counterrevolution
  counterdemonstration
  counterrevolutionist
  counterrevolutionary
  counter_conditioning
  counter-revolutionist
  counterbombardment
  counterattraction