pre-Reformation

American  

[pree-ref-erm-ay-shuhn] / ˌpriˌrɛf ərmˈeɪ ʃən /

adjective

1. relating to, existing in, or characteristic of the period in European history preceding the Reformation.

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Example Sentences

There will be another connection with the pre-Reformation era, when the King attends a service at the church of St Paul's Outside the Walls.

From BBC

Today, the reputed remains of that fire shrine, a broken Celtic cross and a 105-foot stone round tower, built in the age of pillaging Vikings, are the most visible remains of the pre-Reformation settlement.

From New York Times

Just as pre-Reformation Catholics may have felt disdain at their priests selling indulgences, we may harbor anger toward this wealthiest one percent, but we're chastened not to go against their wishes lest we stir the wrath of "the economy."

From Salon

It has impressive tombs, and one of only two pre-Reformation baptismal fonts, where the painter William Hogarth was christened in 1697.

From Washington Post

In pre-Reformation Europe, ordinary people were held to lower spiritual standards than monks, priests, and nuns, and a member of the laity might live an imperfect, worldly life and still be saved, as long as he supported, through prayer or alms, the work of the “virtuosi.”

From The New Yorker