1. a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches; [syn: Reformation, Protestant Reformation]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Protestant Reformation
n 1: a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an
attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in
the creation of Protestant churches [syn: Reformation,
Protestant Reformation]