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reformation
[ ref-er-mey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of changing to a better state or character, way of operating, lifestyle, etc.; the correction of abuses and bad habits or practices:
Last year the team underwent a reformation under the direction of a new head coach.
The reformation of the justice system in that country is long overdue.
Synonyms: reform, correction, betterment, improvement
- an improved state or way of functioning that results from the correction of abuses and bad habits or practices:
The gambler's so-called reformation lasted exactly one month.
- the Reformation, Church History. the 16th-century movement that began with the objective of correcting theology and practice in the Roman Catholic Church and that ultimately led to the establishment of the Protestant churches.
Reformation
1/ ˌrɛfəˈmeɪʃən /
noun
- a religious and political movement of 16th-century Europe that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the establishment of the Protestant Churches
reformation
2/ ˌrɛfəˈmeɪʃən /
noun
- the act or an instance of reforming or the state of being reformed
Reformation
- A religious movement in the sixteenth century that began as an attempted reform of the Roman Catholic Church but resulted in the founding of Protestant church es separate from it. Some of the leaders of the Reformation were Martin Luther , John Calvin , and John Knox. The Reformation was established in England after King Henry VIII declared himself head of the Christian Church in that country.
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Derived Forms
- ˌreforˈmational, adjective
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Other Words From
- ref·or·ma·tion·al adjective
- non·ref·or·ma·tion noun
- non·ref·or·ma·tion·al adjective
- post-Ref·or·ma·tion noun
- pre-Ref·or·ma·tion noun
- pre·ref·or·ma·tion adjective
- self-ref·or·ma·tion noun
- su·per·ref·or·ma·tion noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of reformation1
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Example Sentences
Her latest book, Heretic: The Case for a Muslim Reformation, will be published in April by HarperCollins.
I invite you to visit the Gay Christian Network and the Reformation Project, two organizations doing just that.
These not-so-very-dark ages fostered intellectual and cultural forces that themselves led to the Reformation.
Some time will be needed before any reformation is accepted.
According to Wilder, members of the New Apostolic Reformation see Perry as their vehicle to claim the “mountain” of government.
And how would the general confederation testify to a glorious work of reformation!
If Arsenio had a mind to reform, let him postpone that reformation until Garnache should have done with him.
They then became as staunch in the principles of the Reformation as they had previously been firm in papal policy.
But in post-Reformation times one stood on a raised platform at the west end of the church.
It is transient, it will not last—it will not bring reformation—it will never be adequately requited.
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