1. reformation - Noun
2. Reformation - Proper noun
The act of reforming, or the state of being reformed; change from worse to better; correction or amendment of life, manners, or of anything vicious or corrupt; as, the reformation of manners; reformation of the age; reformation of abuses.
Specifically (Eccl. Hist.), the important religious movement commenced by Luther early in the sixteenth century, which resulted in the formation of the various Protestant churches.
Source: Webster's dictionarythe reclamation of delinquent children Source: Internet
1500–1800 Sources do not mention a built-up area in Tórshavn until after the Protestant reformation in 1539. Source: Internet
A challenge to Islam for reformation: the rediscovery and reliable reconstruction of a comprehensive pre-Islamic Christian hymnal hidden in the Koran under earliest Islamic reinterpretations. Source: Internet
A few months later, at a party meeting, it was decided that administrative actions against the writers who openly expressed support of reformation would be taken. Source: Internet
After the English Reformation 's highpoint in 1539, only the archbishops and bishops continued to attend, as the Dissolution of the Monasteries had just disproved of and suppressed the positions of abbot and prior. Source: Internet
Almost all the religious foundations set up by the Anglo Normans were suppressed in the wake of the Reformation in the 16th century. Source: Internet