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Counter reformation Uncommon

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Noun

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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

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
religious movement
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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