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Meaning of reformed

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

reformed

verb

Definitions

  1. To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better

    Example: 1909, H. G. Wells, The History of Mr. Polly Chapter 9

  2. To return to a good state; to amend or correct one's own character or habits

    Example: It is hoped that many criminals, upon being freed, will eventually reform.

  3. To form again or in a new configuration.

    Example: The regiment reformed after surviving the first attack.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Corrected; amended; restored to purity or excellence; said, specifically, of the whole body of Protestant churches originating in the Reformation, or, in a more restricted sense, of those who separated from Martin Luther on the doctrine of consubstantiation, etc., and carried the Reformation, as they claimed, to a higher point.

  2. Amended in character and life.

    Example: a reformed gambler or drunkard

  3. (of an officer) Retained in service on half or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop.