Antonyms for reformation
ˌrɛf ərˈmeɪ ʃənref·or·ma·tion

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1. reformation

   Synonyms:
   amendment, reform, improvement, correction

Matched Categories

1. • Improvement
   • Religious Movement
   • Rescue

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1. reformationnoun

   improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc.; intended to make a striking change for the better in social or political or religious affairs

   Synonyms:
   reclamation

2. Reformation, Protestant Reformationnoun

   a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches

   Synonyms:
   reclamation

3. reclamation, reformationnoun

   rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course

   "the reclamation of delinquent children"

   Synonyms:
   rehabilitation, renewal, reclamation

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1. reformationnoun

   Synonyms:
   reform, reclamation, betterment, improvement

How to use reformation in a sentence?

1. Stacey Abrams:

   We have to have a transformation of how we view the role of law enforcement, how we view the construct of public safety, and how we invest not only in the work that we need them to do to protect us but the work that we need to do to protect and build our communities, and that’s the conversation we’re having: We’ll use different language to describe it, but fundamentally we must have reformation and transformation.

2. George Will:

   When SiSi of Egypt, head of the most important nation in the world for the Islamic world… gives an extraordinary speech saying this is a disgrace what's being done and there must be a reformation in Islam, it is just possible we've reached a critical mass of horror and things are going to change.

3. Henry Ward Beecher:

   Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years.

4. Cressida Williams:

   It is of the utmost significance to us to have here in our collections a copy of the core Christian text which was owned by one of the last monks of the medieval monastic community, the bible bears witness to the upheavals of the Reformation, a time which defined what the Cathedral is today, and will have a key role in telling visitors our story.

5. R Chamberlain:

   Harsh reproof is like a violent storm, soon washed down the channel; but friendly admonitions, like a small shower, pierce deep, and bring forth better reformation.

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