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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

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;
- Example: "Dutch Reformed theology"

2. caused to abandon an evil manner of living and follow a good one;
- Example: "a reformed drunkard"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Re-form \Re-form"\ (r?*f?rm"), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Re-formed (-f?rmd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Re-forming.] To give a new form to; to form anew; to take form again, or to take a new form; as, to re-form the line after a charge. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Reformed \Re*formed"\ (r?*f?rmd"), 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. [1913 Webster] The town was one of the strongholds of the Reformed faith. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Amended in character and life; as, a reformed gambler or drunkard. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mil.) Retained in service on half or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop; -- said of an officer. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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"