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Another word for reformation

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Noun
  1. See also:

    revolution

  2. The act of reforming

      1. The act of realigning or something realigned
      1. Present participle of shift.
      2. A shift or change; a shifting movement.
      1. Present participle of rework.
      2. (gerund of rework) An act in which something is reworked
      1. The act or an instance of transforming:
      2. The state of being transformed:
      3. A marked change, as in appearance or character, usually for the better:
      1. a rearranging or being rearranged
      2. a new arrangement
      3. a redistribution of atoms or atomic groups within a molecule, forming the molecule of a different substance
      1. A restoration of reputation and character, the term has many context-sensitive meanings. In penology, it is the process of improving the inmate’s character so he will become a productive member of society. At a trial, it is the restoration of a witness’s credibility after it has been impeached under cross examination. In the context of bankruptcy, it is restoring a corporation’s solvency by satisfying the creditors’ claims with future earnings, so that the corporation may continue to do business. See also mitigating circumstance. A restoration of reputation and character, the term has many context-sensitive meanings. In penology, it is the process of improving the inmate’s character so he will become a productive member of society. At a trial, it is the restoration of a witness’s credibility after it has been impeached under cross examination. In the context of bankruptcy, it is restoring a corporation’s solvency by satisfying the creditors’ claims with future earnings, so that the corporation may continue to do business. See also mitigating circumstance.
      1. The act of renewing or the state of having been renewed.
      2. Something, such as a subscription, that is renewed.
      1. The act or result of reconstructing.
      2. The period (1865–1877) during which the states that had seceded to the Confederacy were controlled by the federal government before being readmitted to the Union.
      1. The act or process of organizing again or differently.
      2. A thorough alteration of the structure of a business corporation.
      1. The act of changing for the better; improvement:
      2. A correction or alteration, as in a manuscript.
      3. The process of formally altering or adding to a document or record.
      1. The act or process of improving.
      2. The state of being improved.
      3. A change or addition that improves.
      1. To improve by alteration, correction of error, or removal of defects; put into a better form or condition:
      2. To abolish abuse or malpractice in:
      3. To put an end to (an abuse or wrong).
    See also:

    improvement

    change

  3. The state of being reformed

    See also:

    restoration

    recovery

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Sentence Examples

  • Yet despite the efforts of the government the Reformation made progress in the land.

  • The Reformation was introduced here in 1533, but it was not accepted by all the inhabitants.

  • That reformation failed to effect its purifying mission.

  • The last and most characteristic festival of Canaanite life was that of Asiph or " ingathering " which after the Deuteronomic reformation (621 B.C.) had made a single sanctuary and therefore a considerable journey with a longer stay necessary, came to be called Succoth or booths.

  • From that time until the Reformation the Christian sacrifice was all but universally regarded as the offering of the body and blood of Christ.

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