reformation

noun

1. 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

Definition categories: state, improvement, melioration

2. 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

Definition categories: group

3. rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course

Similar word(s): reclamation

Definition categories: act, deliverance, delivery, rescue, saving