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reformism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several movements that promote reform

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a doctrine of reform

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English reform Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English reformism From reform + -ism.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: inqılabçılıq — Any of several movements that promote reform
  • Catalan: reformisme — Any of several movements that promote reform
  • Chinese Mandarin: 改良主義 /改良主义 (gǎiliáng zhǔyì) — Any of several movements that promote reform
  • Finnish: reformismi — Any of several movements that promote reform
  • Finnish: uudistusmielisyys — Any of several movements that promote reform
  • French: réformisme — Any of several movements that promote reform
  • Indonesian: reformisme — Any of several movements that promote reform
  • Italian: riformismo — Any of several movements that promote reform
  • Kazakh: реформизм (reformizm) — Any of several movements that promote reform
  • Kazakh: реформашылдық (reformaşyldyq) — Any of several movements that promote reform
  • Kyrgyz: реформизм (reformizm) — Any of several movements that promote reform
  • Spanish: reformismo — Any of several movements that promote reform
  • Turkish: inkılapçılık — Any of several movements that promote reform
  • Uzbek: inqilobchilik — Any of several movements that promote reform