reformation
Institutional change process
Reformation is the act of reforming or the state of being reformed—changing something for the better, especially by correcting faults or removing abuses.
A reformation of character suggests moral improvement.
Institutional reformation implies structural changes to address problems: The prison system is in need of reformation. (Capitalized Reformation is the 16th-century religious movement.)
Rearranging an existing framework
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- revampRestructure extensively
- conversionAct of changing states
- remodelingAltering existing structures
reshaping · reinvention · reconfiguration · reorganization · revision · amendment · correction · modification
Enhancement of condition
- progressMovement toward improvement
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- refinementElegance of manner
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
enhancement · rectification · rehabilitation · development · optimization · streamlining · elevation · amelioration
Recovery or moral restoration
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- amendmentChange to official text
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
correction · self-improvement · turning point · second chance · sobriety · recovery · reintegration · character
restructuring
Rearranging an existing framework
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- revampRestructure extensively
- conversionAct of changing states
remodeling · reshaping · reinvention · reconfiguration · reorganization · revision · amendment · correction · modification · alteration
betterment
Enhancement of condition
- progressMovement toward improvement
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- refinementElegance of manner
upgrade · enhancement · rectification · rehabilitation · development · optimization · streamlining · elevation · amelioration · restoration
redemption
Recovery or moral restoration
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- amendmentChange to official text
atonement · correction · self-improvement · turning point · second chance · sobriety · recovery · reintegration · character · conduct
- 17th-18th century Europe movementsenlightenment, baroque, rococo, absolutism, mercantilism
- history termsempire, dynasty, colonialism, Renaissance, Enlightenment
- Contract disputesbreach, nonpayment, fraud, misrepresentation, termination
- Change conceptsevolution, revolution, transition, progress, metamorphosis
- transformationschange, changes, transforms, metamorphosis, morph
- RenaissanceLeonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Botticelli, Mona Lisa
reformationdeterioration
Process of declining quality
corruption · degeneration · degradation · backsliding · moral decline
reformationstagnation
Absence of flow or progress
preservation · conservatism · entrenchment · status quo · revolution
- radical reformationSweeping foundational change
- Protestant ReformationReligious movement splitting Christianity