INSTAURATION

initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration

(noun) the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; “she looked forward to her initiation as an adult”; “the foundation of a new scientific society”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

instauration (countable and uncountable, plural instaurations)

restoration after decay or dilapidation; renewal; repair

• T. Burnet

Source: Wiktionary


In`stau*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L. instauratio: cf. F. instauration.]

Definition: Restoration after decay, lapse, or dilapidation; renewal; repair; renovation; renaissance. Some great catastrophe or . . . instauration. T. Burnet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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17 November 2024

MONASTICISM

(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience


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