réforme — meaning in English
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English meaning
- reform noun A change made to improve something, especially a system, law, or institution.
- reformation noun A significant change intended to improve a system, institution, or practice.
- reformed adj Having changed for the better; having given up bad habits or behavior.
Senses
réforme is used for these senses in English:
- Reformation (historical) The religious movement initiated in the 16th century against the Roman Catholic Church.
- Reformed Of the Protestant movement typically associated with John Calvin, as separated from the Lutheran Church to pursue more extensive reformation.
- reform The change of something that is defective, broken, inefficient or otherwise negative, in order to correct or improve it
reform — full definition
- noun A change made to improve something, especially a system, law, or institution.
- verb To make changes to something in order to improve it.
- verb To improve one's own behavior or character.
reformation — full definition
- noun A significant change intended to improve a system, institution, or practice.
- name The 16th-century religious movement that split Western Christianity into Catholic and Protestant branches.