proper noun / noun
reformation
ref-er-MAY-shun/ˌrefərˈmeɪʃn/
A fundamental change intended to improve an established system.
The garden's reformation replaces broken beds and litter with productive crops and clear paths.
Etymology
To 'form again' is to reshape something already existing. Reformation developed from restoration or re-establishment to alteration for the better, making improvement the purpose of that reshaping.
In context
Reformation generally means correcting something that's wrong or making Amendment to a broken system and part of the problem with the repent of sins gospel is that it is self-reformation self-correction
More examples
- Lasting reformation requires more than a new set of rules.
- The scandal prompted a thorough reformation of the agency's hiring practices.
- The Reformation challenged Roman Catholic authority in sixteenth-century Europe.
Forms
reformation · reformations
reform verb — To improve by correcting faults or abuses.
reformer noun — Someone who works to improve established systems.
Similar words
- reform
- Can describe narrower improvements without changing an entire system.
- overhaul
- Emphasizes thorough repair or revision rather than correcting institutional abuses.
- restructuring
- Focuses on changing organization rather than necessarily improving the system.