Word Meaning

Meaning of "reformed" and the crossword clue

- Improved
- Refashioned
- Regrouped
- 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.
- Amended in character and life; as, a reformed gambler or drunkard.
- Retained in service on half or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop; -- said of an officer.