Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English의 정의reformationref‧or‧ma‧tion /ˌrefəˈmeɪʃən $ -fər-/ noun1[countable, uncountable] formalIMPROVE when something is completely changed in order to improve it2 →the Reformation말뭉치의 용례reformation• In so far as he contended for a reformation of poeticdiction, he undertook a usefultask.• Paragraph 3 of Article 10 states that the essentialaim of the penal system is reformation and social rehabilitation.• His generalpurpose was to humanizeprisonconditions and to provide prisoners with opportunities for personalreformation.• Whatever the cause, the reformation of our family, with Dad at the head, never again came to be.• the reformation of the welfare systemReformation, thethe ReformationReformation, thea period of religious changes in the 16th century in Europe, which led to the start of the Protestant churches. These changes were started by the GermanpriestMartinLuther, and in England the Reformation was strongly supported by KingHenry VIII. → see alsoProtestant
