COUNTERREFORMATION

Meaning of COUNTERREFORMATION in English

“+ noun

Etymology: counter- + reformation; translation of German gegenreformation

: a reformation countering or counteracting another

the Counter-Reformation regained much … for Roman Catholicism — J.S.Roucek

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

COUNTERREFORMATION — noun Date: 1840 the reform movement in the Roman Catholic Church following the Reformation, a reformation designed to counter the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COUNTERREFORMATION — /kown"teuhr ref'euhr may"sheuhn/ , n. a reformation opposed to or counteracting a previous reformation. [ 1830-40; COUNTER- + REFORMATION, as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COUNTERREFORMATION — noun Date: 1840 1. usually Counter-Reformation : the reform movement in the Roman Catholic Church following the Reformation 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COUNTERREFORMATION — [coun.ter.ref.or.ma.tion] n (1840) 1 usu Counter-Reformation : the reform movement in the Roman Catholic Church following the Reformation 2: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COUNTERREFORMATION — n. Pronunciation: ˌ kau ̇ n-t ə (r)- ˌ re-f ə r- ' m ā -sh ə n Function: noun …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
COUNTER-REFORMATION — noun see: counterreformation
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COUNTER-REFORMATION — see counterreformation 1
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary

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