reformation
2
4.9
- noun
- /ˌrɛfərˈmeɪʃən/
:
reforma
- To me it means the constant reformation of one's character.
- reformation and repentance
- moral reformation
- reformation of identity
There's a big if if attended with a reformation of life and manners.
- There's a big if if attended with a reformation of life and manners.
Examples
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The jewel in the crown of his reformation had been the affiliation with Manhattan Health.
Fiction book (1995) -
If her past has any lesson, it is one of repentance and thorough reformation.
Academic text (2008) -
Since its reformation in 1969, its political role has been limited.
Academic text (1991) -
While many costs are fixed and hard to reduce, every budget has, in fact, opportunities for expense reformation that can control costs more effectively.
Academic text (2016) -
Lawrence has shown that many hospital governors thought that regular Christian instruction could produce a reformation in the morals and manners of patients.
Academic text (2004) -
The retreat conferences included considerations of penance, mortification, and reformation of life.
Academic text (2001) -
The teacher focused on the reformation of his students' study habits to help them succeed.
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The community center provides resources for the reformation of at-risk youth through mentoring programs.
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After realizing his mistakes, he sought reformation by attending counseling sessions.
Synonyms
∞
3.8
A change to a system, law, or organization to improve it
88
2.7
A change that fixes a mistake in a document or report
8
6.3
The process of fixing a problem so something works properly
1
7.4
Fixing something that is wrong after a mistake
Antonyms
43
5.9
A slow change when something like a building or a person's health becomes worse
Compounds
2
6.5
A 16th-century movement that changes the Roman Catholic Church and leads to new Christian churches
1
8.7
A movement in the Catholic Church in the 1500s to strengthen Catholic belief and practice after the Protestant Reformation
- Formal
Religious movements before the Protestant Reformation that helped lead to it
Making serious changes in your own behavior and character to become a better person
How Complete
241
3.7
2
4.9
83
4.7
619
1.1
88
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reformation comes from re- meaning 'again' and form meaning 'shape' or 'make'. So to reform a person is to 'shape them again' into a better way, and a reformation is the act of correcting or improving someone.