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reformation

reh-fuh-MAY-shuhn
noun
1
A significant change intended to improve a system, institution, or practice.
"The scandal led to a major reformation of the department's policies."
name
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The 16th-century religious movement that split Western Christianity into Catholic and Protestant branches.
"Martin Luther is considered a key figure of the Reformation."

How to Use Reformation

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In plain EnglishA major improving change to something, or (capitalized) the historical Protestant Reformation.

Common pairings
the Protestant Reformation call for reformation

Word Forms

reformations plural

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Etymology

From Latin reformatio, from reformare ("to reshape"). Historically capitalized when referring to the 16th-century religious movement.

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