- the act of changing to a better state or character, way of operating, lifestyle, etc.; the correction of abuses and bad habits or practices: Last year the team underwent a reformation under the direction of a new head coach.The reformation of the justice system in that country is long overdue.
- an improved state or way of functioning that results from the correction of abuses and bad habits or practices: The gambler's so-called reformation lasted exactly one month.
- the 16th-century movement that began with the objective of correcting theology and practice in the Roman Catholic Church and that ultimately led to the establishment of the Protestant churches.
- the act or an instance of reforming or the state of being reformed
- a religious and political movement of 16th-century Europe that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the establishment of the Protestant Churches
