Reformation Synonyms
rĕf'ər-mā'shən
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Synonyms for Reformation
The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of the mind, of land, roads, etc.
Amendment of what is defective, vicious, corrupt, or depraved; reformation; as, reform of elections; reform of government.
The act or an instance of transforming:
Protestants considered as a group.
lutheranism
The Christian denomination based on the beliefs and doctrines developed by Martin Luther and his immediate followers.
The faith, doctrine, system, and practice of the Anglican Church.
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(Christianity) Protestant movement basing its theology almost entirely on Scripture, which is held to be inerrant.
The belief in a single God, not divided into any aspects, particularly when presented as a contrast to Christian trinitarianism.
(Proper) The reform movement in the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th cent., following the Protestant Reformation and in response to it
protestant-movement
A statement of such an alteration or addition.
The end result of such an act.
A thing that has been reconstructed or restored to an earlier state.
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The act of renewing or the state of having been renewed.
The process of rehabilitating something.
(Chem.) A redistribution of atoms or atomic groups within a molecule, forming the molecule of a different substance
An act, or the process, of renovating.
The act of realigning or something realigned
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reawakening
A second or subsequent awakening.
The definition of a repeal is the act of taking something back.
A renaissance; a revival:
(Countable) A second or subsequent establishment
The process or industry of obtaining useful materials from waste products
Protestant 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
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(Christian Theol.) The doctrines of John Calvin and his followers, esp. the doctrine that the elect are predestined to salvation
The act of abolishing, or the state of being abolished; an annulling; abrogation; utter destruction; as, the abolition of slavery or the slave trade; the abolition of laws, decrees, ordinances, customs, taxes, debts, etc. [First attested around the early 16th century.]
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A sudden or momentous change in a situation:
The removal of valuable substances from waste material, byproducts, etc.
Restoration is the act of repairing or renewing something.
french-revolution
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1530s
puritans
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1640s
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