noun
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
1
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
Learner’s notesIn 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.