| 词汇 | reformation |
| 释义 | reformationWord family noun form formation transformation reformer reform reformation reformist transformer formlessness reformabilityreformationistreformismreform schooladjective reformed reformist formless reformablereformationalreformativereformatoryreformedverb form reform transform adverb formlessly ref·or·ma·tion /ˌrefəˈmeɪʃən $ -fər-/ noun 1. [countableC, uncountableU] formalIMPROVE when something is completely changed in order to improve it 改进；改革；变革 2. the Reformation RRCthe religious changes in Europe in the 16th century, that resulted in the Protestant churches being established 宗教改革〔欧洲16世纪的宗教变革，促成了新教的产生〕 Examples from the Corpus the Reformation• There is of course nothing new in finding new uses: Malmesbury Abbey after the Reformation became Britain's first clothing factory.• After the Reformation several were ordained in the Anglican Church while others became active Nonconformists.• His writings and public orations constantly attack Protestantism and blame the Reformation for many ills.• It was the corruption of the Roman Catholic clergy in medieval times that paved the way for the Reformation.• Haigh's denial of the existence of anti-clericalism on the eve of the Reformation is a case in point.• Miracles were performed at his tomb and until the Reformation there was a cult of St Richard the Hermit there. Examples from the Corpus reformation• In so far as he contended for a reformation of poetic diction, he undertook a useful task.• Paragraph 3 of Article 10 states that the essential aim of the penal system is reformation and social rehabilitation.• His general purpose was to humanize prison conditions and to provide prisoners with opportunities for personal reformation.• Whatever the cause, the reformation of our family, with Dad at the head, never again came to be.• the reformation of the welfare system the ReformationReformation, then na 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 German priest Martin luther, and in England the Reformation was strongly supported by King henry viii. → see also Protestant |
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