counterreformation
/ˌkaʊntərˌrɛfərˈmeɪʃən/
noun
- A movement or effort to reform something in opposition to a previous reform, often in a religious or political context.
- Historians often refer to the Catholic Counter-Reformation as a major counterreformation in church history.
- The school's strict dress code was seen as a counterreformation to the relaxed rules of the previous year.
- The new policies sparked a counterreformation among conservative members of the party.
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