reformation

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛf.əˈmeɪ.ʃən/
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• General-American: /ˌɹɛf.əɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/
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• UK: /ˌɹiːfɔːˈmeɪʃən/
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From Middle English reformacioun, reformation, from Middle French reformation and Latin refōrmātiō, refōrmātiōnis (“reform, change”), from refōrmō (“transform, reshape”), from re- + fōrmō (“shape, form”). By surface analysis, reform + -ation.

Originally a variant of Etymology 1. In later use also independently from re- + formation, after re-form.

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: Ռեֆորմացիա (Ṙeformacʻia) — religious movement
• Bengali: খ্রিস্টধর্ম সংস্কার-আন্দোলন (khrisṭodhormo śoṅskar-andōlon) — religious movement
• Bengali: প্রোটেস্টান্ট সংস্কার-আন্দোলন (prōṭesṭanṭo śoṅskar-andōlon) — religious movement
• Bulgarian: Реформация (Reformacija) — religious movement
• Chinese Mandarin: 宗教改革 (Zōngjiào Gǎigé) — religious movement
• Czech: reformace — religious movement
• Dutch: hervorming — religious movement
• Finnish: uskonpuhdistus — religious movement
• French: réformation — religious movement
• French: Réformation — religious movement
• French: Réforme — religious movement
• French: réforme protestante — religious movement
• Georgian: რეფორმაცია (repormacia) — religious movement
• German: Reformation — religious movement
• Greek: Μεταρρύθμιση (Metarrýthmisi) — religious movement
• Hungarian: reformáció — religious movement
• Italian: riforma protestante — religious movement
• Italian: scisma protestante — religious movement
• Kazakh: Реформация (Reformasiä) — religious movement
• Korean: 종교 개혁 (jonggyo gaehyeok) — religious movement
• Latin: refōrmātiō — religious movement
• Norman: Réformâtion — religious movement
• Polish: reformacja — religious movement
• Portuguese: Reforma Protestante — religious movement
• Russian: Реформа́ция (Reformácija) — religious movement
• Scottish Gaelic: an t-Ath-leasachadh — religious movement
• Spanish: Reforma protestante — religious movement
• Tagalog: Repormasyon — religious movement
• Vietnamese: Cải cách Kháng nghị — religious movement
• Vietnamese: Cải cách Tin Lành — religious movement
• Welsh: Diwygiad — religious movement
• Welsh: Diwygiad Protestannaidd — religious movement
• Arabic: إِصْلَاح (ʔiṣlāḥ) — improvement in the condition of institutions
• Bulgarian: обновяване (obnovjavane) — improvement in the condition of institutions
• Bulgarian: подобрение (podobrenie) — improvement in the condition of institutions
• Finnish: uudistus — improvement in the condition of institutions
• Finnish: reformaatio — improvement in the condition of institutions
• Finnish: uskonpuhdistus — improvement in the condition of institutions
• Greek: μεταρρύθμιση (metarrýthmisi) — improvement in the condition of institutions
• Ancient Greek: διόρθωσις (diórthōsis) — improvement in the condition of institutions
• Portuguese: reforma — improvement in the condition of institutions
• Russian: рефо́рма (refórma) — improvement in the condition of institutions
• Scottish Gaelic: ath-leasachadh — improvement in the condition of institutions
• Tagalog: samulinyo — improvement in the condition of institutions