Definition of "reformation" []

• The act of reforming or the state of being reformed. (noun)
• A 16th-century movement in Western Europe that aimed at reforming some doctrines and practices of the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the establishment of the Protestant churches. (noun)

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• "_reformation_, not the _destruction_ of her former faith, by the very act of reformation she found herself opposed to two bodies; namely, _that_ from which she separated, and the ultra-reformers or Puritans, who clamoured for"
• "Only in his early years did Luther use the term reformation at all."
• "When he learns the meaning and intention of the law, and becomes reconciled to it, like a wild animal tamed, his reformation is achieved."