Both Uses of
Reformation
in
Persuasion, by Jane Austen
- She wanted more vigorous measures, a more complete reformation, a quicker release from debt, a much higher tone of indifference for everything but justice and equity.
Chpt 2 *reformation = reform or improve existing practices
- She rated Lady Russell's influence highly; and as to the severe degree of self-denial which her own conscience prompted, she believed there might be little more difficulty in persuading them to a complete, than to half a reformation.
Chpt 2
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
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
The phrases Catholic Reformation or Counter-Reformation refer to a movement within the Catholic Church in response to the Protestant Reformation. The movement addressed corruption and abuses within the church while defending Catholicism and combatting Protestantism.