Meaning of the word reformation in English
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reformation
US /ˌref.ɚˈmeɪ.ʃən/
UK /ˌref.əˈmeɪ.ʃən/
Noun
1.
the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, or unsatisfactory
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The government promised a comprehensive reformation of the education system.
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He underwent a personal reformation after years of bad habits.
2.
a 16th-century movement for the reform of abuses in the Roman Catholic Church ending in the establishment of the Protestant Churches
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Martin Luther played a pivotal role in the Protestant Reformation.
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The Reformation led to significant changes in European religious and political landscape.
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