reformed
adjective
amended by removal of faults, abuses, etc.
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reformed
American
[ri-fawrmd]
/ rɪˈfɔrmd /
adjective
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amended by removal of faults, abuses, etc.
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improved in conduct, morals, etc.
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(initial capital letter) noting or pertaining to Protestant churches, especially Calvinist as distinguished from Lutheran.
Reformed
British
/ rɪˈfɔːmd /
adjective
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of or designating a Protestant Church, esp the Calvinist as distinct from the Lutheran
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of or designating Reform Judaism
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of reformed
Explanation
Someone who's reformed is changed in a positive way. A reformed bully has stopped shoving smaller kids around and makes a point of treating everyone kindly. A reformed prison system would be one that has eliminated controversial punishments like solitary confinement, and a reformed group of military rebels might form a peaceful political party. Sometimes you'll see this adjective in a religious context — for example, Calvinism is known as "Reformed Christianity," a reference to the Protestant Reformation. The Latin root, reformare, means "change."
Example Sentences
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By 2016, the group reformed as a trio with Bennett, Slayton and new member Jazzy Mejia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
There is cross-party agreement that the outdated system should be reformed, but no consensus as to how that should be done.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Burnham has yet to set out how his plan to bring about "the biggest rebalancing of power our country has ever seen" would work alongside Jones's reformed Whitehall.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
French regulators granted a limited license to Binance to service local customers as the exchange tried to prove it had reformed from its early, freewheeling days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
“He left the village to rid it of its last evil,” Amah continued, “and reformed, lived a life of peace, and then, at last, was a great hero.”
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
Vermeer was born in Delft amid the Wars of Religion and baptized in the Calvinist Reformed Church.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Hegseth, as the statement noted, attends a church affiliated with the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, a conservative network of churches founded by Wilson.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2025
In circles that emphasize biblical patriarchy, often rooted in the Calvinist or Reformed wing of Christianity, some have suggested that civil government should have no role in consecrating marriage.
From Salon ● May 26, 2024
For most of his life, the Rev. Dr. Norman Kansfield seemed to personify the Reformed Church in America.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
Reverend Andre Scheffler was a minister of the Dutch Reformed Mission Church in Africa, a sister church of the Dutch Reformed Church, the faith of nearly all the Afrikaner people.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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