counterreform

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noun

Opposition to reform.

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Meanings

nouncounterreform (countable and uncountable, plural counterreforms)

plural counterreforms

  1. countableuncountableOpposition to reform.
verbcounterreform (third-person singular simple present counterreforms, present participle counterreforming, simple past and past participle counterreformed)

present singular third person counterreforms · participle present counterreforming · participle past counterreformed · past counterreformed

  1. transitiveTo subject to an opposing reform, or to Counter-Reformation.

Origin

From counter- + reform.

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APA

counterreform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterreform

MLA

“counterreform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterreform. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterreform,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterreform.

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