Both Uses of
Reformation
in
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
- This obscure family of ours was early in the Reformation, and continued Protestants through the reign of Queen Mary, when they were sometimes in danger of trouble on account of their zeal against popery.†
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- Calling in the aid of religion, I propos'd to them the proclaiming a fast, to promote reformation, and implore the blessing of Heaven on our undertaking.†
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Definitions:
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(Reformation as in: The Reformation) a series of Christian efforts to reform the Catholic Church which led to major protestant denominations separate than the Catholic Church (16th century)
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(reformation as in: reformation of the law) attempt to reform or improve existing practices