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Webster 1913 Edition
Reformed
Re-formed′
(r?-f?rmd′)
, Adj.
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.
The town was one of the strongholds of the
Reformed
faith. Macaulay.
2.
Amended in character and life;
as, a
. reformed
gambler or drunkard3.
(Mil.)
Retained in service on half or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop; – said of an officer.
[Eng.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Reformed
REFORM'ED
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