reformation
1. improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc.; intended to make a striking change for the better in social or political or religious affairs • Derivationally related forms: reform • Hypernyms: improvement, melioration • Hyponyms: counterreformation 2. rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course - the reclamation of delinquent children • Syn: reclamation • Derivationally related forms: reform, reclaim (for: reclamation) • Hypernyms: rescue, deliverance, delivery, saving
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