reformation

The definition of a reformation is a correction or improvement, or a religious movement in the 16th century.

(noun)

An example of a reformation is a drug addict giving up drugs.
An example of a reformation is the religious movement that changed some of the practices in the Roman Catholic Church and formed the Protestant churches.

See reformation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a reforming or being reformed

Origin: ME reformacion < L reformatio

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See reformation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act of reforming or the state of being reformed.
Reformation A 16th-century movement in Western Europe that aimed at reforming some doctrines and practices of the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the establishment of the Protestant churches.

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