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COUNTER REFORMATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Counter Reformation" is a kind of...):
religious movement (a movement intended to bring about religious reforms)
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