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reformation¹
- /ˌɹɛf.əˈmeɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /ˌɹɛf.əɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English reformacioun, reformation, from Middle French reformation and Latin refōrmātiō, refōrmātiōnis (“reform, change”), from refōrmō (“transform, reshape”), from re- + fōrmō (“shape, form”). By surface analysis, reform + -ation.
noun reformations
- An 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, political or religious affairs or in the conduct of persons or operation of organizations. […] olde men long nusled in corruption, scorning them that would seeke reformation […]
- Change or correction, by a court in equity, to a written instrument to conform to the original intention of the parties. All sorts of legal instruments may be reformed by equity, when the errors, which have been committed in the execution of them, are mutual mistakes or a mistake of one party combined with the fraud of the other. Thus, reformation has been decreed of all kinds of deeds of conveyance, including leases,
reformation²
- /ˌɹiːfɔːˈmeɪʃən/ UK
- /ˌɹifɔɹˈmeɪʃən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
Originally a variant of Etymology 1. In later use also independently from re- + formation, after re-form.
noun reformations
- Alternative form of re-formation
Reformation³
proper noun the Reformation
- The religious movement initiated in the 16th century against the Roman Catholic Church, leading to more than a century of internecine conflict that ended with a durable division between Protestantism and Roman Catholicism. Who or what is a Catholic? This Greek word has become one of the chief battlegrounds in western Latin Christianity […] How can the word describe all of these things and still have any meaning? I have written this book about the sixteenth-century Reformation in part to answer that question. The Refor
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: remaking, reassembly, refabrication, reclamation, amendment, reform, restructuring, reforming, reorganization, restructure, reformative, overhaul, repair, redesign, mend, reeducation
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noun improvement in the condition of institutions
| Português | reforma |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | μεταρρύθμιση metarrýthmisi |
| Русский | рефо́рма refórma |
| العربية | إِصْلَاح ʔiṣlāḥ |
name religious movement
| Español | Reforma protestante |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 종교 개혁 jonggyo gaehyeok |
| 中文 | 宗教改革 Zōngjiào Gǎigé |
| Português | Reforma Protestante |
| Français | réformation, Réformation, Réforme, réforme protestante |
| Deutsch | Reformation |
| Italiano | riforma protestante, scisma protestante |
| Ελληνικά | Μεταρρύθμιση Metarrýthmisi |
| Русский | Реформа́ция Reformácija |
| Tiếng Việt | Cải cách Kháng nghị, Cải cách Tin Lành |
Talk about this word "reformation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/reformation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. reformation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/reformation "reformation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/reformation.Cite this
@misc{reformation_2026,
title = {reformation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reformation},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
