Associations to the word «Reformist»

Wiktionary

REFORMIST, adjective. Advocating reform of an institution or body.
REFORMIST, adjective. Specifically, advocating reform and the gradual accumulation of small changes, as opposed to revolutionary action.
REFORMIST, noun. One who advocates reform (of an institution).
REFORMIST, noun. Specifically, one who advocates reform of society and the gradual accumulation of small changes, as opposed to revolutionary action.
REFORMIST, noun. (dated) (17th C.) An advocate of reform in the Church of England; a Reformer.
REFORMIST, noun. (dated) (18th century) An advocate or supporter of political reform in the United Kingdom. (Common from ca 1790 to 1830.)
REFORMIST, noun. A member of a reformed religious denomination.

Dictionary definition

REFORMIST, noun. A disputant who advocates reform.
REFORMIST, adjective. Favoring or promoting reform (often by government action).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats