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reformist

adj

Etymology

From reform + -ist. Originated around the end of the 16th century.

  1. derived from réforme
  2. derived from reformo
  3. derived from reformer
  4. inherited from reformen
  5. suffixed as reformist — “reform + ist”

Definitions

  1. Advocating reform of an institution or body.

    • [...] all the prose is German, all reformist, all moralising, and has little or practically no echo of antiquity.

  2. Specifically, advocating reform and the gradual accumulation of small changes, as opposed…

    Specifically, advocating reform and the gradual accumulation of small changes, as opposed to revolutionary action.

  3. One who advocates reform (of an institution).

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. Specifically, one who advocates reform of society and the gradual accumulation of small…

      Specifically, one who advocates reform of society and the gradual accumulation of small changes, as opposed to revolutionary action.

    2. An advocate of reform in the Church of England

      An advocate of reform in the Church of England; a Reformer.

    3. An advocate or supporter of political reform in the United Kingdom. (Common from ca 1790…

      An advocate or supporter of political reform in the United Kingdom. (Common from ca 1790 to 1830.)

    4. A member of a reformed religious denomination.

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Derived

antireformist, nonreformist, spelling reformist

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