Synonyms for reformation
ˌrɛf ərˈmeɪ ʃənref·or·ma·tion

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1. reformation

   Synonyms:
   amendment, reform, improvement, correction

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1. reformationnoun

   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

2. Reformation, Protestant Reformationnoun

   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

   Synonyms:
   reclamation

3. reclamation, reformationnoun

   rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course

   "the reclamation of delinquent children"

   Synonyms:
   rehabilitation, renewal, reclamation

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1. • Improvement
   • Religious Movement
   • Rescue

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1. reformationnoun

   Synonyms:
   amendment, reform, correction, change for the better

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1. reformationnoun

   Synonyms:
   reform, reclamation, betterment, improvement

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1. List of paraphrases for "reformation":

   reform

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1. Henry Ward Beecher:

   Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years.

2. Cressida Williams:

   It is of the utmost significance to us to have here in our collections a copy of the core Christian text which was owned by one of the last monks of the medieval monastic community, the bible bears witness to the upheavals of the Reformation, a time which defined what the Cathedral is today, and will have a key role in telling visitors our story.

3. R Chamberlain:

   Harsh reproof is like a violent storm, soon washed down the channel; but friendly admonitions, like a small shower, pierce deep, and bring forth better reformation.

4. Eyal Poleg:

   Written between 1539 and 1549, they were covered and disguised with thick paper in 1600. until recently, it was widely assumed that The Reformation caused a complete break, a Rubicon moment when people stopped being Catholics and accepted Protestantism, rejected saints, and replaced Latin with English.

5. George Will:

   When SiSi of Egypt, head of the most important nation in the world for the Islamic world… gives an extraordinary speech saying this is a disgrace what's being done and there must be a reformation in Islam, it is just possible we've reached a critical mass of horror and things are going to change.