Re*formed" (r?*f?rmd"), a.
1. Corrected; amended; restored to purity or
excellence; said, specifically, of the whole body of Protestant
churches originating in the Reformation. Also, in a more restricted
sense, of those who separated from Luther on the doctrine of
consubstantiation, etc., and carried the Reformation, as they claimed,
to a higher point. The Protestant churches founded by them in
Switzerland, France, Holland, and part of Germany, were called the
Reformed churches.
The town was one of the strongholds of the
Reformed faith.
Macaulay.
2. Amended in character and life; as, a
reformed gambler or drunkard.
3. (Mil.) Retained in service on half
or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop; -- said of
an officer. [Eng.]
