"Reformation" meaning in English

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Proper name

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  1. (historical) The religious movement initiated in the 16th century against the Roman Catholic Church. Tags: historical Derived forms: Counter-Reformation Translations (religious movement): Ռեֆորմացիա (Ṙeformacʻia) (Armenian), খ্রিস্টধর্ম সংস্কার-আন্দোলন (khrisṭodhormo śoṅskar-andōlon) (Bengali), প্রোটেস্টান্ট সংস্কার-আন্দোলন (prōṭesṭanṭo śoṅskar-andōlon) (Bengali), Реформация (Reformacija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 宗教改革 (Zōngjiào Gǎigé) (Chinese Mandarin), reformace [feminine] (Czech), hervorming [feminine] (Dutch), uskonpuhdistus (Finnish), réformation [feminine] (French), Réformation [feminine] (French), Réforme [feminine] (French), réforme protestante [feminine] (French), რეფორმაცია (repormacia) (Georgian), Reformation [feminine] (German), Μεταρρύθμιση (Metarrýthmisi) [feminine] (Greek), reformáció (Hungarian), riforma protestante [feminine] (Italian), scisma protestante [masculine] (Italian), Реформация (Reformasiä) (Kazakh), 종교 개혁 (jonggyo gaehyeok) (alt: 宗教改革) (Korean), refōrmātiō [feminine] (Latin), Réformâtion [feminine] (Norman), reformacja [feminine] (Polish), Reforma Protestante [feminine] (Portuguese), Реформа́ция (Reformácija) [feminine] (Russian), an t-Ath-leasachadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), Reforma protestante [feminine] (Spanish), Repormasyon (Tagalog), Cải cách Kháng nghị (Vietnamese), Cải cách Tin Lành (Vietnamese), Diwygiad [masculine] (Welsh), Diwygiad Protestannaidd [masculine] (Welsh)
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Reforma protestante"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "religious movement",
      "word": "Repormasyon"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "religious movement",
      "word": "Cải cách Kháng nghị"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "religious movement",
      "word": "Cải cách Tin Lành"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "religious movement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Diwygiad"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "religious movement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Diwygiad Protestannaidd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Reformation"
}

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