Definition of reformation Reformation

/ɹɛˌfɚmejˈʃʌn/ - [refermeyshun] - Ref•or•ma•tion

We found 8 definitions of reformation from 5 different sources.

What does reformation mean?

Noun Plural: reformations
reformation - 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
		improvement, melioration the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property"
reformation - 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
		Protestant Reformation
reformation - rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course; "the reclamation of delinquent children"
		reclamation
		deliverance, rescue, saving, delivery recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"

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reformation (Noun)
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 or political or religious affairs.

reformation (n.)
The act of reforming, or the state of being reformed; change from worse to better; correction or amendment of life, manners, or of anything vicious or corrupt; as, the reformation of manners; reformation of the age; reformation of abuses.
reformation (n.)
Specifically (Eccl. Hist.), the important religious movement commenced by Luther early in the sixteenth century, which resulted in the formation of the various Protestant churches.