| 单词 | counterreformation |
| 释义 | counterreformation[ koun-ter-ref-er-mey-shuhn ] / ˈkaʊn tərˌrɛf ərˈmeɪ ʃən / nouna reformation opposed to or counteracting a previous reformation. Origin of counterreformation1830–40; counter- + reformation, as translation of German Gegenreformation Words nearby counterreformationcounterpropaganda, counterproposal, counterproposition, counterpunch, counterpurchase, counterreformation, counterreply, counterrevolution, counterrevolutionary, counterrotating, counterscarp Definition for counterreformation (2 of 2)Counter Reformation nounthe movement within the Roman Catholic Church that followed the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for counterreformationCounter-Reformation / (ˌkaʊntəˌrɛfəˈmeɪʃən) / nounthe reform movement of the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th and early 17th centuries considered as a reaction to the Protestant Reformation Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for counterreformation (1 of 2)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. Cultural definitions for counterreformation (2 of 2)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 New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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