English → Latin
“reformation” in Latin
refōrmātiōreform, reformation, changerestituōto replace, restore, reinstate, re-establish; to rebuild, revive; to restitute
The English word reformation itself goes back to Latin fōrmō, through reformatio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
reformation
(ecclesiastical) *sacra in melius restituta (plur.); *disciplinae Christianae correctio et emendatio. Usually (but not classical) reformatio sacrorum or reformatio (technical term): the Lutheran reformation, inchoata a Luthero veritatis obscuratae reformatio (Mosheim); *sacrae res Christianorum per Lutherum emendatae, restitutae: a history of the reformation, *historia rerum Christianarum in melius restitutarum.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for reformation?
- The usual Latin words for “reformation” are refōrmātiō, restituō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.