What is the Latin word for reformed?

The usual Latin words for “reformed” are mūtō, ēmendō, refōrmō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“reformed” in Latin

mūtōto move, remove; to alter, change, modify, transform; to vary, diversify ēmendōto free from faults, correct, improve, remedy, amend, revise, cure; to correct by punishment, chastise, atone or compens refōrmōto transform, reshape, remold

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

reformed

mutatus: emendatus (Cic.); reformatus (Plin., Ep.). In a limited sense, as opposed to “Lutheran,” Reformatus (technical term); *Calvini doctrinam amplexans: *Calvinianae legis studiosus (after Ammianus): to be one of the reformed, *probare formulam Calvinianam: to join the reformed, *amplecti formulam sacrorum a Calvino constitutam; *transire ad sacrorum rationem per Calvinum refictam.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for reformed?: The usual Latin words for “reformed” are mūtō, ēmendō, refōrmō. 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.