reformation

reformation is a 11-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 18 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. 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.
3. noun. The act of forming anew; a second forming in order; as, the reformation of a column of troops into a hollow square.
4. noun. rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course

   "the reclamation of delinquent children"

   Synonyms: reclamation

5. noun. 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
6. noun. 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

Synonyms

reclamation

Common word forms

reformations, reformational

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