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Counter Reformation

Coun·ter Ref·or·ma·tion or Coun·ter-Ref·or·ma·tion


noun 
Definition:
 
Roman Catholic response to Protestant Reformation: the movement of reform and regeneration instituted by the Roman Catholic Church in 1545 to counter the increasing strength of Protestantism in Europe as a result of the Reformation

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