citation|reformist
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Noun
reformist
One who advocates reform in the Church; a Reformer. (Common in 17th c.)
1589, G. Harvey, Pierce's Super 11 Addit. F f, The forward Zeale of dowtie Martin Seniour, … and some other bragge Reformistes.
1608, H. Clapham, Errour Left Hand 36 He differs much from the most of our Reformistes heere at home.
1693, J. Edwards, Author, O. & N. Test. 310 Among the reformists you will see this more plainly attested.
1791, Mme. D'Arblay, Diary 3 Aug., The winton inhabitants … ran up a slight wall before it [the altar], and deceived the Reformists.
1826, W. E. Andrews, Crit. Rev. Fox's Bk. Mart. II. 312 Their judges were cold and calculating reformists.
1850, Elder's House 97 So you see that all the Reformists have not given up the doctrine of confession.
1590, <!--The OED indicates a date of 1590 for this quotation, but based on its position in the list of examples, it probably should be 1890--> Greenwood, Confer. Pref. A ij, Considering the reformist Preachers are now become the BB's<!--possible period here--> trustie actors.
1882, Macm. Mag. XLV 449 Mrs. Ashley … was put into the Tower, apparently on suspicion of Reformist sympathies.
An advocate or supporter of political reform. (Common c 1792 to 1830.)
1641, News from Hell, etc. in Harl. Misc. (Malh.) IV. 393 The subtle practices of some parliamentary reformists.
1792, Windham, Speeches Parl. (1812) I. App. C. 155 Yet these [the Jacobins] are the men whom our Reformists are known to correspond with.
1817, Bentham, Parl. Reform Catcch. (1818) 104 By a radical reformist, the Householder plan could not be refused to any Electoral District.
1830, Lady Granville, Lett. (1894) II. 62, I have been to see the Staffords, violent reformists.
1893, Columbus (Ohio) Disp. 10 July. The general policy of the party has been enough to break the strength of the so-called Reformists.
attributive a 1849: Poe, Marginalia Wks. 1864 III. 523 The modern reformist Philosophy … and the late reformist Legislation.
<!--The OED precedes the '2.' marking this sense with a dagger sign, marking it as obsolete.-->A member of a reformed religious order.
1611, Cotgr., Reformez, an Order of Franciscan Fryers.
1707, Phillips (ed. Kersey), Reformists, Monks, whose Discipline, or Rules have been reformed.
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