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   defender

   /dɪˈfɛndə/

   noun

   • 1. a person who defends someone or something: "a determined defender of British interests" Similar protectorguardguardianpreserverbodyguardcustodianwatchdogkeeperoverseersuperintendentcaretakerstewardtrusteesupporterupholderbackerchampionadvocateendorsersustainerbolstererapologistproponentexponentpromoterapostlestandard-bearertorchbearerflagbeareradherentbelieverOpposite attackercritic
   • ▪ either member of the partnership that did not win the auction.
   • 2. (in sport) a player whose task it is to protect their own side's goal: "Owen surged between two defenders, then drove the ball out of the reach of the goalkeeper" Similar full backbacksweeperback fourOpposite attackerstriker
   • 3. another term for defendant

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ReformationReformation - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · t. e. The Reformation, also known as the Protestant Reformation and the European Reformation, [1] was a major theological movement in Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the papacy and the authority of the Catholic Church. Towards the end of the Renaissance, the Reformation marked the ...