Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun reformation

3 senses of reformation

Sense 1
reformation -- (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)
       => improvement, melioration -- (a condition superior to an earlier condition; "the new school represents a great improvement")

Sense 2
Reformation, Protestant Reformation -- (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)
       => religious movement -- (a movement intended to bring about religious reforms)

Sense 3
reclamation, reformation -- (rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course; "the reclamation of delinquent children")
       => rescue, deliverance, delivery, saving -- (recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives")