reformation

Noun

• rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
  • the reclamation of delinquent children
    

• a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches

• improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc.; intended to make a striking change for the better in social or political or religious affairs

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  reclamation , Reformation , Protestant Reformation