| Reformed | 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. [ 1913 Webster ] The town was one of the strongholds of the Reformed faith. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Amended in character and life; as, a reformed gambler or drunkard. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. (Mil.) Retained in service on half or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop; -- said of an officer. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Reformer | n. 1. One who effects a reformation or amendment; one who labors for, or urges, reform; as, a reformer of manners, or of abuses. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Eccl.Hist.) One of those who commenced the reformation of religion in the sixteenth century, as Luther, Melanchthon, Zwingli, and Calvin. [ 1913 Webster ] |
