reformation
31Reformation — n. the act of reforming or process of being reformed, esp. a radical change for the better in political or religious or social affairs. Phrases and idioms: the Reformation hist. a 16th c. movement for the reform of abuses in the Roman Church… …
32reformation — n. the act of reforming or process of being reformed, esp. a radical change for the better in political or religious or social affairs. Phrases and idioms: the Reformation hist. a 16th c. movement for the reform of abuses in the Roman Church… …
33Reformation — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. Lutheranism, Protestantism, Puritanism, Calvinism, Anglicanism, Evangelicalism, Unitarianism, Counter Reformation, Protestant Movement; see also revolution 2 …
34reformation — ref|or|ma|tion [ˌrefəˈmeıʃən US fər ] n 1.) [U and C] formal when something is completely changed in order to improve it 2.) the Reformation the religious changes in Europe in the 16th century, that resulted in the Protestant churches being… …
35reformation — 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 …
36reformation — 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 …
37reformation — /rɛfəˈmeɪʃən / (say refuh mayshuhn) noun 1. the act of reforming. 2. the state of being reformed. {Latin reformātiōn , stem of reformātiō} –reformational, adjective …
38Reformation — /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 …
39reformation — A court ordered correction of a written instrument to cause it to reflect the true intentions of the parties. Equitable remedy used to reframe written contracts to reflect accurately real agreement between contracting parties when, either through …
40Reformation — The revolution which took place in the sixteenth century against certain doctrines and practices of the Roman Catholic church, starting out as an attempt to reform the church, but ending with the establishment of Protestant churches. The… …
