Counter Reformation

noun

the movement within the Roman Catholic Church that followed the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century.

Counter-Reformation

/ ˌkaʊntəˌrɛfəˈmeɪʃən /

the reform movement of the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th and early 17th centuries considered as a reaction to the Protestant Reformation

Counter Reformation

The reaction of the Roman Catholic Church to the Reformation . The chief aims of the Counter Reformation were to increase faith among church members, get rid of some of the abuses to which the leaders of the Reformation objected, and affirm some of the principles rejected by the Protestant churches , such as veneration of the saints and acceptance of the authority of the pope . Many Jesuits were leaders of the Counter Reformation.

Counter Reformation

The reaction of the Roman Catholic Church to the Reformation . The chief aims of the Counter Reformation were to increase faith among church members, end many of the abuses to which the leaders of the Reformation objected, and affirm some of the principles rejected by the Protestant churches , such as veneration of the saints and acceptance of the authority of the pope . Many Jesuits were leaders of the Counter Reformation.

The counter-reformation was everywhere in progress under teachers trained at Louvain.

Nor can I describe the counter reformation, the great reaction which succeeded to the violence of the revolution.

It appears, though, that the matter is being solved slowly but surely by a silent "counter-reformation" by the old leaders.

When the counter-Reformation set in, many Catholics endured fines and exile with constancy.

This counter-reformation made a deep impress upon American political thinking and legislation at the turning of the new century.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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