The reformation of something is the act or process of changing and improving it.
例句
He devoted his energies to the reformation of science.他致力于科学的革新。
N-PROPER
宗教改革运动(16世纪天主教会的改革运动)
The Reformation is the movement to reform the Catholic Church in the sixteenth century, which led to the Protestant church being set up.
例句
...a famous statue of the Virgin which was destroyed during the Reformation.在宗教改革运动中被毁的著名的圣母马利亚塑像
英英词典释义
Noun
1. 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
2. rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course;