Reformed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Reformed is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of reform.
Meaning
simple past and past participle of reform.
More Meanings
- Amended in character and life.
- (UK, military, of an officer) Retained in service on half or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop.
- 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.
Example Sentences
a reformed gambler/drunkard/alcoholic/criminal
The town was one of the strongholds of the Reformed faith.
Synonyms for reformed
Depending on context, synonyms include unorthodox, regenerate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include regenerate, unorthodox, reformer, reformist, pensioner, adapted.
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