reformation
English Thesaurus
1. rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course (noun.act)
2. a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | religious movement, |
| definition | : | a movement intended to bring about religious reforms (noun.group) |
3. 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 (noun.state)
| hyponym | : | counterreformation, |
| definition | : | a reformation intended to counter the results of a prior reformation (noun.state) |
4. rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course (noun.act)
| derivation | : | reform, |
| definition | : | make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | reclaim, rectify, reform, regenerate, |
| definition | : | bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one (verb.change) |
5. 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 (noun.state)
| derivation | : | reform, |
| definition | : | improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition (verb.change) |
6. rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course (noun.act)
| derivation | : | reform, |
| definition | : | make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | reclaim, rectify, reform, regenerate, |
| definition | : | bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one (verb.change) |
7. 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 (noun.state)
| derivation | : | reform, |
| definition | : | improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition (verb.change) |
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