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reformed

adj · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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adj

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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adj

Meaning 2

Amended in character and life.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a reformed gambler/drunkard/alcoholic/criminal

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adj

Meaning 3

Retained in service on half or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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adj

Meaning 4

Of the Protestant movement typically associated with John Calvin, as separated from the Lutheran Church to pursue more extensive reformation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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adj

Meaning 5

Of the whole body of Protestant churches originating in the Reformation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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adj

Meaning 6

Of a restorational sect of Catholicism which does not commune with the Vatican, and incorporates evangelical Protestant ideologies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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7

verb

Meaning 7

simple past and past participle of reform

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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adjective satellite

Meaning 8

of or relating to the body of Protestant Christianity arising during the Reformation; used of some Protestant churches especially Calvinist as distinct from Lutheran

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Dutch Reformed theology

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adjective satellite

Meaning 9

caused to abandon an evil manner of living and follow a good one

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a reformed drunkard

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Latin: refōrmātus — of the whole body of Protestant churches originating in the Reformation
  • Polish: reformowany — of the whole body of Protestant churches originating in the Reformation
  • Afrikaans: hervormd — of the Protestant movement associated with John Calvin
  • Afrikaans: gereformeer — of the Protestant movement associated with John Calvin
  • Bulgarian: протестантски (protestantski) — of the Protestant movement associated with John Calvin
  • Dutch: hervormd — of the Protestant movement associated with John Calvin
  • Dutch: gereformeerd — of the Protestant movement associated with John Calvin
  • Dutch: reformatorisch — of the Protestant movement associated with John Calvin
  • French: réformé — of the Protestant movement associated with John Calvin
  • German: reformiert — of the Protestant movement associated with John Calvin
  • Swedish: reformert — of the Protestant movement associated with John Calvin
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