counterreformation

noun

coun·​ter·​ref·​or·​ma·​tion ˌkau̇n-tər-ˌre-fər-ˈmā-shən 

ˌkau̇n-tə-ˌre-fər-ˈmā-shən

1

usually Counter-Reformation : the reform movement in the Roman Catholic Church following the Reformation

2

: a reformation designed to counter the effects of a previous reformation

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1