Reformed vs Reformative - What's the difference?
reformed | reformative |
(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.
As adjectives the difference between reformed and reformative
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 reformative is that serves to reform or correct.reformed
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(en adjective)- The town was one of the strongholds of the Reformed faith.
- a reformed gambler or drunkard
