Reformed
[rɪ'fɔːmd]
Definition
(adj.) of or relating to the body of Protestant Christianity arising during the Reformation; used of some Protestant churches especially Calvinist as distinct from Lutheran; 'Dutch Reformed theology' .
(adj.) caused to abandon an evil manner of living and follow a good one; 'a reformed drunkard' .
Typist: Martha--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Corrected; amended; restored to purity or excellence; said, specifically, of the whole body of Protestant churches originating in the Reformation. Also, in a more restricted sense, of those who separated from Luther on the doctrine of consubstantiation, etc., and carried the Reformation, as they claimed, to a higher point. The Protestant churches founded by them in Switzerland, France, Holland, and part of Germany, were called the Reformed churches.
(a.) Amended in character and life; as, a reformed gambler or drunkard.
(a.) Retained in service on half or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop; -- said of an officer.
Typist: Shelley
Examples
- He thought it absurd, after he had reformed, and altered, and improved everywhere, to suit my notions, that I still remained unsatisfied. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Our humble family early embraced the reformed religion. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- How far she is really reformed or deteriorated in her secret self, is another question. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I don't regret, far from it, having been roused to make the effort to be a reformed woman--but, indeed, indeed it was a weary life. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- But the promptness of General Sedgwick, who was personally present and commanded that part of our line, soon reformed it and restored order. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The procession then reformed; the chairmen resumed their stations; and the march was re- commenced. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- That they should be reformed by work. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Both Crown and people were formally reformed and Protestant. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Typist: Shelley