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 | |
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counterreformation counterrevolution counterdemonstration counterrevolutionist counterrevolutionary counter_conditioning counter-revolutionist counterbombardment counterattraction |