Reformed vs Regenerated - What's the difference?
reformed | regenerated |
(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.
(regenerate)
To construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner.
To revitalize.
(biology) To replace lost or damaged tissue.
To become reconstructed.
To undergo a spiritual rebirth.
Spiritually reborn.
(obsolete) Reproduced.
* Shakespeare
As an adjective 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.As a verb regenerated is
(regenerate).reformed
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(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- The town was one of the strongholds of the Reformed faith.
- a reformed gambler or drunkard
regenerated
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(head)regenerate
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* regen (abbreviation)Verb
(regenerat)Adjective
(-)- The earthly author of my blood, / Whose youthful spirit, in me regenerate , / Doth with a twofold vigour lift me up.