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Reformed
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reform
v.
amend, fix, correct, improve, make positive changes
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Calvinism
Calvinism (also called the Reformed tradition, Reformed Christianity, Reformed Protestantism or the Reformed faith) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice of John Calvin and other Reformation-era theologians.
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Reformed
Adjective
1. of or relating to the body of Protestant Christianity arising during the Reformation; used of some Protestant churches especially Calvinist as distinct from Lutheran; "Dutch Reformed theology"
(similar) unorthodox
reformed
Adjective
1. caused to abandon an evil manner of living and follow a good one; "a reformed drunkard"
(similar) regenerate
reform
Noun
1. a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"
(hypernym) improvement
(hyponym) land reform
2. a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"
(hypernym) campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort
3. self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice; "the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform"
(hypernym) self-improvement, self-reformation
(derivation) straighten out, see the light
Verb
1. make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices; "reform a political system"
(hypernym) better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
2. bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct"
(synonym) reclaim, regenerate, rectify
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) moralize, moralise
(verb-group) straighten out, see the light
3. produce by cracking; "reform gas"
(hypernym) create from raw material, create from raw stuff
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
4. break up the molecules of; "reform oil"
(hypernym) change integrity
(derivation) reformer
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
5. improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition; "reform the health system in this country"
(hypernym) better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
6. change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"
(synonym) straighten out, see the light
(hypernym) better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
(verb-group) reclaim, regenerate, rectify
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reform
v.
reformovat; polepšit se; napravit
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reform
Czas.
reformować; usprawniać; poprawiać się; reedukować społecznie
