reformation

Word family  noun form formation transformation reformer reform reformation reformist transformer formlessness adjective reformed reformist formless verb form reform transform adverb formlessly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ref·or·ma·tion /ˌrefəˈmeɪʃən $ -fər-/ noun  1. [countable, uncountable] formalIMPROVE when something is completely changed in order to improve it 改进；改革；变革2. the Reformation RRCthe religious changes in Europe in the 16th century, that resulted in the Protestant churches being established 宗教改革〔欧洲16世纪的宗教变革，促成了新教的产生〕

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reformation• In so far as he contended for a reformation of poetic diction, he undertook a useful task.• Paragraph 3 of Article 10 states that the essential aim of the penal system is reformation and social rehabilitation.• His general purpose was to humanize prison conditions and to provide prisoners with opportunities for personal reformation.• Whatever the cause, the reformation of our family, with Dad at the head, never again came to be.• the reformation of the welfare systemnthe ReformationReformation, the  na period of religious changes in the 16th century in Europe, which led to the start of the Protestant churches. These changes were started by the German priest Martin luther, and in England the Reformation was strongly supported by King henry viii. → see also Protestant

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reformation
ref‧or‧ma‧tion /ˌrefəˈmeɪʃən $ -fər-/ noun1. [uncountable and countable] formal when something is completely changed in order to improve it
2. the Reformation the religious changes in Europe in the 16th century, that resulted in the Protestant churches being established

Reformation
Reformation, the
a period of religious changes in the 16th century in Europe, which led to the start of the Protestant churches. These changes were started by the German priest Martin Luther, and in England the Reformation was strongly supported by king Henry VIII. ⇨ Protestant

ref·or·ma·tionBrE /ˌrefəˈmeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌrefərˈmeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (formal) the act of improving or changing sb/sth 改革；改进；变革the Reformation [singular] new ideas in religion in 16th century Europe that led to attempts to reform the Roman Catholic Church and to the forming of the Protestant Churches; the period of time when these changes were taking place 宗教改革（欧洲 16 世纪改革天主教从而导致新教的产生）；宗教改革时期