the Reformation

noun

: the 16th-century religious movement that led to the establishment of the Protestant churches

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The question of confessional balance, and of how the divisions caused by the Reformation should be managed and accommodated by the imperial constitution, was intertwined with both of these issues. Michael Axworthy, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2016 Aditya said that Indonesian artists have become more open to talking about the country’s history in their work since the Reformation in 1998, when the authoritarian President Suharto resigned from his role. Sara Merican, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025

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“The Reformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Reformation. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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