HyperDic: protestant_reformation

English > 1 sense of the expression *Protestant Reformation*:
NOUN	group	Protestant Reformation, Reformation	a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform / reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches

English > *Protestant Reformation*: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning	A religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform / reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches.
Synonym	Reformation
Broader	religious movement	A movement intended to bring about religious reforms