réformation
French
Alternative forms
- Réformation (religious movement)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin reformātiōnem. Equivalent to réformer + -ation or ré- + formation.
Pronunciation
Noun
réformation f (plural réformations)
- reformation
- (historical) Reformation (religious movement initiated by Martin Luther to reform the Roman Catholic Church)
Further reading
- “réformation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.