Counter Reformation
coun·ter·re·formation
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
Origin
From counter- + Reformation.
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