COUNTERREFORMATION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A reformation intended to counter the results of a prior reformation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("counterreformation" is a kind of...):

reformation (improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc.; intended to make a striking change for the better in social or political or religious affairs)

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