reformed en · ADJ
Meanings
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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.
The town was one of the strongholds of the Reformed faith.
1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XVI, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:
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Amended in character and life.
a reformed gambler/drunkard/alcoholic/criminal
- (UK, of an officer) Retained in service on half or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more reformed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most reformed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unreformed · German Reformed · reformedly · semireformed · nonreformed
Translations (2)
la refōrmātus (of the whole body of Protestant churches originating in the Reformation) · pl reformowany (of the whole body of Protestant churches originating in the Reformation)