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Reformation vs Awakening - What's the difference?

reformation | awakening |

As nouns the difference between reformation and awakening

is that reformation is an 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 while awakening is the act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep.

As a proper noun Reformation

is the religious movement initiated by Martin Luther in the 16th century to reform the Roman Catholic Church.

As an adjective awakening is

rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting; as, the awakening city; an awakening discourse; the awakening dawn.

As a verb awakening is

present participle of lang=en.

reformation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An 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.
  • awakening

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting; as, the awakening city; an awakening discourse; the awakening dawn.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep.
  • (religion) A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.
  • (figurative) Being roused into action or activity.
  • * 2007 , Abigail Brenner, Women's Rites of Passage (page 25)
  • When I invited women to decide for themselves which rite of passage to talk or write about, I found that only a few chose their sexual awakening .

    Verb

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