Reformed vs Redeemed - What's the difference?
reformed | redeemed |
(reform)
Corrected; amended; restored to purity or excellence; said, specifically, of the whole body of Protestant churches originating in the Reformation, or, in a more restricted sense, of those who separated from (Martin Luther) on the doctrine of consubstantiation, etc., and carried the Reformation, as they claimed, to a higher point.
* Macaulay
Amended in character and life.
(UK, military, of an officer) Retained in service on half or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop.
(of a person) Granted redemption or salvation.
(of a coupon or offer) Spent; used in a purchase, and thus no longer usable.
(redeem)
As adjectives the difference between reformed and redeemed
is that reformed is of the whole body of protestant churches originating in the reformation, or, in a more restricted sense, of those who separated from (martin luther) on the doctrine of consubstantiation, etc, and carried the reformation, as they claimed, to a higher point while redeemed is (of a person) granted redemption or salvation.As a verb redeemed is
(redeem).reformed
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- The town was one of the strongholds of the Reformed faith.
- a reformed gambler or drunkard