reformation
/ˌrefəˈmeɪʃən/noun
1
- mass noun the action or process of reforming an institution or practice改革, 改良, 革新：
the reformation of the Senate.
对参议院的改革。
2
the Reformation
a 16th-century movement for the reform of abuses in the Roman Church ending in the establishment of the Reformed and Protestant Churches宗教改革运动（16世纪改革罗马教会弊端的宗教运动, 以新教教会建立告终）。
The roots of the Reformation go back to the 14th-century attacks on the wealth and hierarchy of the Church made by groups such as the Lollards and the Hussites. But the Reformation is usually thought of as beginning in 1517 when Martin Luther issued ninety-five theses criticizing Church doctrine and practice. In Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Saxony, Hesse, and Brandenburg, supporters broke away and established Protestant Churches, while in Switzerland a separate movement was led by Zwingli and later Calvin.
派生词
reformational
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Latin reformatio（n-）, from reformare 'shape again' （see REFORM）.