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counterreformer

counterreformer noun: one who supports counterreform and is therefore opposed to reform. Also the alternative spelling of Counter-Reformer.

Noun

counterreformer (plural counterreformers)

  1. One who supports counterreform and is therefore opposed to reform.

Also used as

counterreformer is also the alternative spelling of Counter-Reformer.

Forms of counterreformer

pluralcounterreformers

Origin of counterreformer

From counterreform + -er or counter- + reformer.

Questions about counterreformer

What does counterreformer mean?
Counterreformer means one who supports counterreform and is therefore opposed to reform.
What part of speech is counterreformer?
Counterreformer is a noun.
What is the plural of counterreformer?
The plural of counterreformer is counterreformers.

Words near counterreformer in the dictionary

  1. counterreconnaissances
  2. counterrecord
  3. counterreform
  4. counterreformation
  5. counterreformed
  6. counterreformer
  7. counterreformers
  8. counterreforming
  9. counterreforms
  10. counterregime
  11. counterregimes

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