reformed

[ ri-fawrmd ]

/ rɪˈfɔrmd /

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adjective

amended by removal of faults, abuses, etc.

improved in conduct, morals, etc.

(initial capital letter) noting or pertaining to Protestant churches, especially Calvinist as distinguished from Lutheran.

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Origin of reformed

First recorded in 1555–65; reform + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM reformed

re·form·ed·ly

[ri-fawr-mid-lee], /rɪˈfɔr mɪd li/, adverbpseu·do·re·formed, adjectivequa·si-re·formed, adjectiveun·re·formed, adjective

Words nearby reformed

reform, reformate, reformation, reformatory, Reform Bill, reformed, Reformed Church in America, reformed spelling, reformer, Reform flask, reforming

Example sentences from the Web for reformed

To the contrary, she said, she did not necessarily believe that collective bargaining needed to be reformed.
Meet Gina Raimondo, the Only Democratic Star of 2014|David Freedlander|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Spooky Tooth had reformed quite a while before I received the call and were touring quite often.
When Gary Wright Met George Harrison: Dream Weaver, John and Yoko, and More|Gary Wright|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Sun quotes a royal source as saying of the reformed relationship, "It's early days, but Harry's over the moon."
Harry And Cressida’s Secret Date So Are They Back Together?|Tom Sykes|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The election of President Hassan Rouhani last year brought hope for a reformed criminal justice system.
Forget About a Kindler Gentler Iran|Nina Strochlic|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Because marriage is a patriarchal, sexist institution that should be discarded rather than reformed.
Were Christians Right About Gay Marriage All Along?|Jay Michaelson|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The present organization of the Reformed Church dates from 1852.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5|Various
You acquiesced in the treating of the Sproxton men, as necessary to the efficient working of the reformed constituency?
Felix Holt, The Radical|George Eliot
In 1832, he reached the acme of his ambition, by being returned to the first reformed Parliament for the borough of Oldham.
Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland|Henry B. Stanton
A reformed rake, 'tis said, makes the best husband, and that's why the women are ever so ready to pardon sinners.
Mohawks, Volume 1 of 3|Mary Elizabeth Braddon
The world is neither formed nor reformed by abstract truths nor by general theories.
How to Teach Religion|George Herbert Betts

British Dictionary definitions for reformed

Reformed

/ (rɪˈfɔːmd) /

adjective

of or designating a Protestant Church, esp the Calvinist as distinct from the Lutheran

of or designating Reform Judaism

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