counterreform

noun

coun·​ter·​re·​form ˈkau̇n-tər-ri-ˌfȯrm 

variants or counter-reform

plural counterreforms or counter-reforms

: a reform that counters or reverses a previous reform

The counterreform … seems bent upon a return to a more traditional curriculum.

—E. D. Hirsch, Jr.

counterreformer

ˌkau̇n-tər-ri-ˈfȯr-mər 

noun

or counter-reformer

plural counterreformers or counter-reformers

The same sentiments are later found in his activities as a counterreformer. Olaus believed that Protestants should … be won back to the Church …

—Marianna D. Birnbaum

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above