reformed
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1. reformed - Adjective
2. reformed - Verb
3. reformed - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
Corrected; amended; restored to purity or excellence; said, specifically, of the whole body of Protestant churches originating in the Reformation. Also, in a more restricted sense, of those who separated from Luther on the doctrine of consubstantiation, etc., and carried the Reformation, as they claimed, to a higher point. The Protestant churches founded by them in Switzerland, France, Holland, and part of Germany, were called the Reformed churches.
Amended in character and life; as, a reformed gambler or drunkard.
Retained in service on half or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop; -- said of an officer.
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The key to every man is his thought. Sturdy and defying though he look, he has a helm which he obeys, which is the idea after which all his facts are classified. He can only be reformed by showing him a new idea which commands his own.
Reformed rabbis are generally political in nature. It's almost like Islam, radicalized Islam in a way, to where it is just - radicalized Islam is less about religion than it is about politics. When you look at the Reform Judaism, it is more about politics.
Apartheid cannot be reformed. It has to be eliminated.
That dangerous but too commonly received notion, that a reformed rake makes the best husband.
Most people in this society who aren't actively mad are, at best, reformed or potential lunatics.
Unless you have made a complete surrender and are doing his will it will avail you nothing if you've reformed a thousand times and have your name on fifty church records.