| NOUN | state | reformation | improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc. |
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| group | Reformation, Protestant 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 | |
| act | reformation, reclamation | rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course |
| Sounds | reh.fermey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc.; intended to make a striking change for the better in social or political or religious affairs. | |
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| Narrower | counterreformation | A reformation intended to counter the results of a prior reformation |
| Broader | improvement, melioration | A condition superior to an earlier condition |
| Verbs | reform | improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition |
| 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. | |
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| Synonym | Protestant Reformation | |
| Broader | religious movement | A movement intended to bring about religious reforms |
| Meaning | rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course. | |
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| Synonym | reclamation | |
| Broader | rescue, deliverance, delivery, saving | recovery or preservation from loss or danger |
| Spanish | enmienda, recuperación, reformación, reforma | |
| Catalan | recuperació | |
| Verbs | reform | make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices |
| reform | change for the better | |
| reform | bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one | |
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