— reformational , adj.
/ref'euhr may"sheuhn/ , n.
1. the act of reforming; state of being reformed.
2. ( cap. ) the religious movement in the 16th century that had for its object the reform of the Roman Catholic Church, and that led to the establishment of the Protestant churches.
[ 1375-1425; late ME reformacion reformation- (s. of reformatio ), equiv. to reformat ( us ) (ptp. of reformare to REFORM) + -ion- -ION ]
Syn. 1. improvement, betterment, correction, reform.