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Re·formed a.
1. Corrected; amended; restored to purity or excellence; said, specifically, of the whole body of Protestant churches originating in the Reformation. Also, in a more restricted sense, of those who separated from Luther on the doctrine of consubstantiation, etc., and carried the Reformation, as they claimed, to a higher point. The Protestant churches founded by them in Switzerland, France, Holland, and part of Germany, were called the Reformed churches.
The town was one of the strongholds of the Reformed faith. --Macaulay.
2. Amended in character and life; as, a reformed gambler or drunkard.
3. Mil. Retained in service on half or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop; -- said of an officer. [Eng.]
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re-formed
adj : formed again or anew; "the re-formed scout troop has been
very active"
Reformed
adj 1: of or relating to the body of Protestant Christianity
arising during the Reformation; used of some
Protestant churches especially Calvinist as distinct
from Lutheran; "Dutch Reformed theology"
2: caused to abandon an evil manner of living and follow a good
one; "a reformed drunkard"