# reformed

Pronunciation: US say "ree-FORMD" /ˌɹiːˈfɔɹmd/; UK say "ree-FAWMD" /ˌɹiːˈfɔːmd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of reform. — simple past and past participle of reform
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of reform. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _Parliament reformed the voting laws after years of public protest._
   - _The prison system was reformed following a lengthy inquiry._

## Adjective

2. Having given up wrongdoing or bad habits and improved in character and conduct.
   - Simple: Having stopped bad behavior and started living a better life.
   - _A reformed con artist spent his later years lecturing on fraud prevention._
   - _She presents herself as a reformed rebel who now follows every rule._
3. Corrected and restored to purity or excellence; used especially of the Protestant churches of the Reformation, and more narrowly of those that broke with Luther over consubstantiation and, they claimed, carried reform further.
   - Simple: Corrected and made good or pure again. Used most of all for the Protestant churches that came out of the Reformation.
   - _The Reformed churches of the sixteenth century emphasized scripture over inherited tradition._
   - _Many Reformed theologians traced their teaching back to Calvin rather than Luther._
4. Of an officer, kept on in military service at half or full pay after the company or troop has been disbanded. *(UK)*
   - Simple: Describes an army officer kept on at half or full pay after their unit is broken up.
   - _The reformed officer retained his rank and pay even after his regiment was dissolved._
   - _The colonel kept two reformed officers on his staff after their troop of horse was disbanded._

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