1. (noun) 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

• protestant reformation

2. (noun) rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course

• reclamation

1. (noun) improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc.; intended to make a striking change for the better in social or political or religious affairs

• counterreformation

1. (noun) improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc.; intended to make a striking change for the better in social or political or religious affairs

• improvement
• melioration

2. (noun) 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

• religious movement

3. (noun) rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course

• deliverance
• delivery
• rescue
• saving

1. (noun) improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc.; intended to make a striking change for the better in social or political or religious affairs

• reform

2. (noun) rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course

• reclaim
• reclaim
• rectify
• rectify
• reform
• reform
• regenerate
• regenerate
• reform
• see the light
• straighten out
• reform