'Reformed' definitions:
Definition of 'Reformed'
(from WordNet)
adjective
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"
adjective
Caused to abandon an evil manner of living and follow a good one; "a reformed drunkard"
Definition of 'Reformed'
From: GCIDE
- Reformed \Re*formed"\ (r?*f?rmd"), 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]
Synonyms of 'reformed'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- advanced,
- altered,
- ameliorated,
- assimilated,
- beautified,
- better,
- bettered,
- bowdlerized,
- changeable,
- changed,
- civilized,
- cleaned,
- cleaned up,
- cleansed,
- converted,
- cultivated,
- cultured,
- degenerate,
- developed,
- deviant,
- divergent,
- educated,
- embellished,
- enhanced,
- enriched,
- expurgated,
- improved,
- metamorphosed,
- metastasized,
- modified,
- mutant,
- naturalized,
- perfected,
- polished,
- purged,
- purified,
- qualified,
- reborn,
- rebuilt,
- redeemed,
- refined,
- regenerated,
- renewed,
- revived,
- revolutionary,
- spruce,
- subversive,
- tidy,
- transfigured,
- transformed,
- translated,
- transmuted,
- unmitigated,
- worse
Words containing 'Reformed'
- Reform,
- Reformable,
- Reformalize,
- Reformation,
- Reformative,
- Reformer,
- Reformly,
- reformism,
- Reform acts,
- Reform school,
- Reform, AL,
- Reformed Presbyterians,
- counter reformation,
- land reform,
- protestant reformation,
- reform jew,
- reform judaism,
- reform movement,
- social reformer,
- Civil Service Reform,
- evangelical and reformed church,
- reform-minded,
- self-reformation,
- birth-control reformer