radical reformation
Fundamental systemic change
A radical reformation is a sweeping or fundamental overhaul of a system or institution—change that goes to the root rather than trimming branches.
Political movements may call for radical reformation of government, economics, or social structures: The party platform demanded radical reformation of the tax code. (Capitalized Radical Reformation is the sixteenth-century religious movement.)
- schismFormal organizational fracture
- anti-authoritarianismOpposition to concentrated power
- anti-clericalismOpposition to religious institutional influence
- zealotObsessive cause supporter
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
dissent · revolt · nonconformity · plain dress · simple living · pacifism · separation · iconoclasm · purity · inner light · free will · persecution · martyrdom · exile · brotherhood · congregation · Swiss Brethren · apostasy
- ReformationMartin Luther, John Calvin, 95 Theses, Luther, Wittenberg
- AnabaptistsMennonites, Amish, Hutterites, Mennonite, Menno Simons
- Brethrenbrethren, assembly hall, breaking of bread, love feast
radical reformationtweaking
Slight adjustment process
fine-tuning · small change · tinkering · half-measure · band-aid solution
radical reformationconservatism
Preference for existing institutions
preservation · traditionalism · status quo · conservation · orthodoxy
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