Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterreformer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-reformer
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who supports counterreform and is therefore opposed to reform.

noun

Alternative spelling of Counter-Reformer (“proponent of the Counter-Reformation”).

Example Sentences

"According to John Bossy, the Catholic counterreformers attempted to make the parish the primary focus of religious life […]"
"The council [of Trent] also urged caution in the use of vocal polyphony […] Notably, the counterreformers did not follow Luther and Calvin in advocating congregational song in the vernacular."
"This stands in significant contrast, for example, to the Catholic counterreformer Ignatius of Loyola who, in his Spiritual Exercises, requires that the retreatant consider the idea that God created the whole world for her."

Etymology

From counterreform + -er or counter- + reformer.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: counter
Suffix: counterreform

Inflected Forms

counterreformers (plural)

Questions

What does counterreformer mean?: One who supports counterreform and is therefore opposed to reform.
Where does counterreformer come from?: From counterreform + -er or counter- + reformer.

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