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reformed |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Re-form \Re-form"\ (r?*f?rm"), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Re-formed} (-f?rmd"); p. pr & vb n. {Re-forming}.] To give a new form to to form anew; to take form again or to take a new form as to re-form the line after a charge. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Reformed \Re*formed"\ (r?*f?rmd"), a. 1. 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. The town was one of the strongholds of the Reformed faith. --Macaulay. 2. Amended in character and life; as a reformed gambler or drunkard. 3. (Mil.) Retained in service on half or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop; -- said of an officer. [Eng.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: reformed adj 1: used of some Protestant churches especially Calvinist as distinct from Lutheran; also used of Reform Judaism 2: caused to abandon an evil manner of living and follow a good one "a reformed drunkard" From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: re-formed adj : formed again or anew; "the re-formed scout troop has been very active"
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