the Reformation
noun
: the 16th-century religious movement that led to the establishment of the Protestant churches
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During the Reformation, villagers could put big questions—whether to turn Protestant or remain Catholic—to a vote.
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Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
The service marked the first time a British monarch has prayed with a pope in public since the Reformation in the 16th Century.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Tallis continued to have a successful career after the Reformation, despite never renouncing his Catholic faith.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
From then on, the Reformation in Germany would be conservative.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Like any cultural transformation, the causes are complex, multifactorial—in the same way there's no short answer to the question, why did the Reformation happen?
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Like the Reformation, the current crisis unfolds against a backdrop of pervasive institutional corruption.
—Massimo Faggioli, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2018
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Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
The service marked the first time a British monarch has prayed with a pope in public since the Reformation in the 16th Century.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Tallis continued to have a successful career after the Reformation, despite never renouncing his Catholic faith.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
From then on, the Reformation in Germany would be conservative.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Like any cultural transformation, the causes are complex, multifactorial—in the same way there's no short answer to the question, why did the Reformation happen?
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Like the Reformation, the current crisis unfolds against a backdrop of pervasive institutional corruption.
—Massimo Faggioli, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2018
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