reformation
noun
the act of changing to a better state or character, way of operating, lifestyle, etc.; the correction of abuses and bad habits or practices.
reformations
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pluralof reformation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Ironically, “the” Reformation as the sundering of Christian unity was at least in part the product of prosaic reformations already occurring within the Church.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
In Germany and Russia, political reformations of the world were attempted.
From Time Magazine Archive
He made many reformations in the methods of collecting taxes—to enable Spain more readily to lay her hands on her spoils.
From The History of Cuba, vol. 2 by Willis Fletcher Johnson
Then we are shown how in the sixteenth century began a series of godly reformations.
From The Gentle Reader by Samuel McChord Crothers
But the reformation of prisoners is only a small fraction in the reformations which are called for.
From Recollections of Windsor Prison; Containing Sketches of its History and Discipline with Appropriate Strictures and Moral and Religious Reflection by John N. Reynolds
