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Coun'ter Reforma'tion
the movement within the Roman Catholic Church that followed the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century.
coun•ter•ref•or•ma•tion
Pronunciation: (koun'tur-ref"ur-mā'shun), [key]—
n.
a reformation opposed to or counteracting a previous reformation.
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