coun|ter|ref|or|ma|tion

coun|ter|ref|or|ma|tion
coun|ter|ref|or|ma|tion «KOWN tuhr REHF uhr- MAY shuhn», noun.
a reform movement opposed to a previous reform movement.
the reform movement within the Roman Catholic Church during the 1500's and early 1600's, designed to counter the effects of the Protestant Reformation.

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