reformation (noun)

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• reformation — ► NOUN 1) the action or process of reforming. 2) (the Reformation) a 16th century movement for the reform of abuses in the Roman Church, ending in the establishment of the Reformed and Protestant Churches …   English terms dictionary

• reformation — (n.) improvement, alteration for the better, early 15c., from L. reformationem, noun of action from reformare (see REFORM (Cf. reform) (v.)). In reference to the European religious movement, it is attested by 1540s, borrowed from Luther. The… …   Etymology dictionary

• reformation — noun 1》 the action or process of reforming. 2》 (the Reformation) a 16th century movement for the reform of abuses in the Roman Church, ending in the establishment of the Reformed and Protestant Churches. Derivatives reformational adjective …   English new terms dictionary

• reformation — noun 1 (C, U) an improvement made by changing something a lot 2 the Reformation the religious changes in Europe in the 16th century, that resulted in the Protestant churches being established …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• reformation — noun Date: 15th century 1. the act of reforming ; the state of being reformed 2. capitalized a 16th century religious movement marked ultimately by rejection or modification of some Roman Catholic doctrine and practice and establishment of the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• reformation — noun An improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc.; intended to make a striking change for the better in social or political or religious affairs …   Wiktionary

• Reformation — noun The religious movement initiated by in the 16th century to reform the Roman Catholic Church. See Also: reform, reformed, Protestantism …   Wiktionary

• reformation — /rɛfəˈmeɪʃən / (say refuh mayshuhn) noun 1. the act of reforming. 2. the state of being reformed. {Latin reformātiōn , stem of reformātiō} –reformational, adjective …  

• Reformation — /rɛfəˈmeɪʃən/ (say refuh mayshuhn) noun the, the religious movement in the 16th century which had for its object the reform of the Roman Catholic Church, and which led to the establishment of the Protestant Churches. Also, Protestant Reformation …  

• reformation — ref|or|ma|tion [ ,refər meıʃn ] noun uncount FORMAL the act of improving something or making someone into a better person …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• reformation — UK [ˌrefə(r)ˈmeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌrefərˈmeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable] formal 1) the process of improving a situation by correcting things that are wrong or unfair, or of making a system work more effectively 2) the process of changing your own or… …   English dictionary