reformed

adjective re·formed \ri-ˈfȯrmd\

Definition of REFORMED

: changed for the better

capitalized : protestant; specifically : of or relating to the chiefly Calvinist Protestant churches formed in various continental European countries

First Known Use of REFORMED

1563

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