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reformation

[ref-er-mey-shuhn] / ˌrɛf ərˈmeɪ ʃən /




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The author then moves on to Britain, which emancipated itself through the Protestant Reformation and became what he calls a “property despotism.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Wittenberg, better known to many as a cradle of the Protestant Reformation, is also home to a chemical plant founded in 1915, in the midst of World War I.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

The symbolic moment was the first time a British monarch had prayed at a public service with the head of the Catholic Church since the Reformation.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Where the House of Refuge emphasized education and rehabilitation, the House of Reformation emphasized labor and control.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

This was the beginning of the Reformation; intellectuals everywhere began to reject the authority of the pope.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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