reformation (ˌrɛfəˈmeɪʃən
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Definitions
noun
- the act or an instance of reforming or the state of being reformed
Alternative Forms
ˌreforˈmational adjectiveReformation (ˌrɛfəˈmeɪʃən)
Definitions
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
Usage examples
The notion proved untenable, however, one man's reformation being another's heresy.
, EVERVILLE (2001)The reformation , according to the group's vice-chairman, Mukesh Gupta, 40, should prepare Lloyds for tomorrow.
Business Today (1998)That defensive reformation was the foundation for the 20 minutes in which Waterford had Clare on the rack.
Irish Times (2002)However, such a reformation may not diminish fundamentalism.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)The personal reformation of the prisoner became all-important.
, The Prisons We Deserve (1994)