reformed
/ɹɪfˈɔɹmd/
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English
Meaning
verb
simple past and past participle of reform
adj
Corrected; amended; restored to purity or excellence; said, specifically, of the whole body of Protestant churches originating in the Reformation, or, in a more restricted sense, of those who separated from Martin Luther on the doctrine of consubstantiation, etc., and carried the Reformation, as they claimed, to a higher point.
adj
Amended in character and life.
adj
Retained in service on half or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop.
British usage
adj
Of the Protestant movement typically associated with John Calvin, as separated from the Lutheran Church to pursue more extensive reformation.
adj
Of the whole body of Protestant churches originating in the Reformation.
adj
Of a restorational sect of Catholicism which does not commune with the Vatican, and incorporates evangelical Protestant ideologies.
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- British usage