counterreform
noun
coun·ter·re·form
| \ ˈkau̇n-tər-ri-ˌfȯrm
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variants:
or counter-reform
plural counterreforms
or counter-reforms
Definition of counterreform
: a reform that counters or reverses a previous reform
The counterreform … seems bent upon a return to a more traditional curriculum.— E. D. Hirsch, Jr.
Other Words from counterreform
counterreformer
\ ˌkau̇n-tər-ri-ˈfȯr-mər
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or counter-reformer
noun,
plural counterreformers
or counter-reformers
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or counter-reformer
noun,
plural counterreformers
or counter-reformers
The same sentiments are later found in his activities as a counterreformer. Olaus believed that Protestants should … be won back to the Church …
— Marianna D. Birnbaum
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