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Counter Reformation   /kˈaʊntər rˌɛfərmˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Counter Reformation

noun
1.
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.





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... very close of the Bohemian troubles, Ferdinand had carried on a counter reformation in his hereditary dominions, in which, however, from regard to some of the Protestant Estates, he proceeded, at first, with moderation. But the victories of his generals in Lower Germany encouraged him ...
— The Works of Frederich Schiller in English • Frederich Schiller


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