1. (

• reformation

) 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 ;

2. (

• Reformation ,
• Protestant_Reformation

) a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches ;

3. (

• reclamation ,
• reformation ,

) rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course; "the reclamation of delinquent children" ;