Understanding the meaning of reformation

reformation

/,rɛfər'meɪʃən/

noun
rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
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reclamation

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delivery deliverance rescue saving
noun
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
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protestant reformation

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religious movement
noun
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
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improvement melioration

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