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Counter Reformation

DEFINITIONS OF: Counter Reformation

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n 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

Type of:
religious movement
a movement intended to bring about religious reforms
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