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reformation Definition

ref·or·ma·tion (ref′ər mā′s̸hən)

noun

a reforming or being reformed

Etymology: ME reformacion < L reformatio

reformation Related Forms
ref′·or·ma′·tional adjective
reformation Idioms

the Reformation

the 16th-cent. religious movement that aimed at reforming the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in establishing the Protestant churches

Reformation Synonyms

Reformation

n.

Lutheranism, Protestantism, Puritanism, Calvinism, Anglicanism, Evangelicalism, Unitarianism, Counter-Reformation, Protestant Movement; see also revolution 2.

reformation Synonyms

reformation

n.

  1. The act of reforming

    reform, improvement, amendment, reorganization, reconstruction, renewal, rehabilitation, rearrangement, renovation, transformation, reworking, shifting, realignment; see also change 1, improvement 1.

  2. The state of being reformed

    reawakening, repeal, abolition, rebirth, remaking, reestablishment; see also recovery 1, restoration 1.

reformation Law Definition

n

A rewriting of a deed or contract that does not express what was actually agreed upon, only when it can be demonstrated in a clear and convincing manner that a mutual mistake was made. There will be no rewriting if the mistake was made by one party only, unless it was caused by the other party’s fraud. Reformation is considered to be an equitable remedy.
reformation Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • survive: It is the only medieval cathedral on the Scottish mainland to have survived the Reformation of 1560 complete.
  • undergo: In 1560, Scotland became one the last countries in Europe to undergo a reformation of the Church.
  • begin: He feared that the reformation begun on Carmel might not be lasting; and depression seized him.

Adjective modifier

  • Protestant: Then too there is Martin Luther, the father of the Protestant Reformation.
  • protestant: The disaster of the protestant reformation disrupted both Church and society.
  • Edwardian: For Davies, the Protestant ideology of the Edwardian Reformation was something quintessentially English.
  • 16th: Another important figure of the 16th century reformation was John Calvin.
  • English: The English Reformation has a great deal to do with shaping the modern world.
  • Catholic: The Protestant and Catholic Reformations both produced great saints and servants of Christ.

Modifies a noun

  • theology: C. History of Doctrine: Reformation Theology Theology in Western Europe from Gabriel Biel to Calvin.
  • doctrine: I state thus as broadly and strongly as I can the great Reformation doctrine.
  • era: Sounds like a Reformation era " reappraisal " to me.
  • tradition: King, John N. Spenser's Poetry and the Reformation Tradition.
  • period: The post reformation period precipitated many physical changes within the Church in England.

Noun used with modifier

  • pre: Outstanding features include a large number of Norwich silver items and an exceptional group of pre Reformation patens unparalleled in other Dioceses.
  • century: Another important figure of the 16th century reformation was John Calvin.

Preposition: in

  • century: It was the same at the Reformation in the 16th century.

Preposition: of

  • religion: Micah's preaching brought about a reformation of religion in the reign of King Hezekiah.
  • manner: Cromwell's policy of ' the reformation of manners ' was adopted and this entailed the enforcement of puritanical laws.
  • church: A reformation of church that is far more about definition than style.
reformation Quotes

   But 'tis the talent of our English nation, Still to be plotting some new reformation.

—Dryden,John

God is decreeing to begin some newand great period in his Church, even to the reforming of Reformation itself. What does he then but reveal Himself to his servants, and as his manner is, first to his Englishmen?

—Milton,John