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English to English noun
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improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc.; intended to make a striking change for the better in social or political or religious affairs |  | source: wordnet30
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a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches | | source: wordnet30
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rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course | | Example: the reclamation of delinquent children
source: wordnet30
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The act of reforming, or the state of being reformed; change from worse to better; correction or amendment of life, manners, or of anything vicious or corrupt; as, the reformation of manners; reformation of the age; reformation of abuses. | | source: webster1913
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The act of forming anew; a second forming in order; as, the reformation of a column of troops into a hollow square. | | source: webster1913
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