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counterreformation
[ koun-ter-ref-er-mey-shuhn ]
noun
- a reformation opposed to or counteracting a previous reformation.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of counterreformation1
1830–40; counter- + reformation, as translation of German Gegenreformation
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He chose to join the Jesuits because the order—founded as the Catholic Church launched thÂe Âcounterreformation—was at “the front lines of the Church, grounded in obedience and discipline.â€
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