reformed

adjective3

1. •
   Corrected; amended; restored to purity or excellence; said, specifically, of the whole body of Protestant churches originating in the Reformation, or, in a more restricted sense, of those who separated from Martin Luther on the doctrine of consubstantiation, etc., and carried the Reformation, as they claimed, to a higher point.

   • The town was one of the strongholds of the Reformed faith. — 1849
2. •
   Amended in character and life.
3. •
   (UK) Retained in service on half or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop.

adjective3

1. •
   Of the Protestant movement typically associated with John Calvin, as separated from the Lutheran Church to pursue more extensive reformation.
2. •
   Of the whole body of Protestant churches originating in the Reformation.

   • The town was one of the strongholds of the Reformed faith. — 1849
3. •
   Of a restorational sect of Catholicism which does not commune with the Vatican, and incorporates evangelical Protestant ideologies.