<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of changing to a better state or character, way of operating, lifestyle, etc.; the correction of abuses and bad habits or practices.</li><li>an improved state or way of functioning that results from the correction of abuses and bad habits or practices.</li><li>the Reformation, Church History: the 16th-century movement that began with the objective of correcting theology and practice in the Roman Catholic Church and that ultimately led to the establishment of the Protestant churches.</li></ul>