What is another word for the Reformation?

Pronunciation: [ðə ɹɪfɔːmˈe͡ɪʃən] (IPA)

The Reformation was a period of significant religious and social changes in Europe during the 16th century. It was marked by a widespread rejection of the Catholic Church's authority and the emergence of various church denominations. Some synonyms used to describe this era include the Protestant Reformation, the emergence of Protestantism, the religious revolution, and the great religious reform. The critical changes that occurred during this time led to the formation of new religious movements, including the Anglican, Presbyterian, and Lutheran churches. The Reformation also influenced the development of modern Europe, including political and social movements such as democracy and human rights.

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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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  • As the power of Christianity declined through the centuries that have followed the Reformation, Calvinism played a less and less important part, while the new philosophies of mechanism and rationalism correspondingly increased.
    Ralph A. Cram
  • I'd like to write a history, maybe of the Reformation.
    Jane Haddam
  • But human nature is not to be totally changed even by such a force as the Reformation.
    William A. Neilson
  • Thinking that morality is all about commandments is a relatively new way of thinking, since the Reformation.
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  • In ancient Greece she would have been a Stoic; in the era of the Reformation, a Calvinist; in King Charles's time, a Puritan; but in this nineteenth century, by the very laws of her being, she is a Reformer.
    Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Related words: the Reformation in Europe, the Reformation in England, the Reformation in Scotland, the Reformation and the Protestant schism, the Reformation and the Catholic Church, the Reformation and people's daily lives

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