INSTITUTION
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”
institution
(noun) an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
institution
(noun) a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society; “the institution of marriage”; “the institution of slavery”; “he had become an institution in the theater”
institution, establishment
(noun) an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
institution (countable and uncountable, plural institutions)
A custom or practice of a society or community.
An organization similarly long established and respected, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
The building or buildings which house such an organization.
(informal) Other places or businesses similarly long established and respected.
(informal) A person similarly long established in a place, position, or field.
The act of instituting something.
(Christianity) The act by which a bishop commits a cure of souls to a priest.
(obsolete) That which institutes or instructs, particularly a textbook or system of elements or rules.
Synonyms
• establishment
Source: Wiktionary
In`sti*tu"tion, n. Etym: [L. institutio: cf. F. institution.]
1. The act or process of instituting; as: (a) Establishment; foundation; enactment; as, the institution of a school. The institution of God's law is described as being established by solemn injunction. Hooker.
(b) Instruction; education. [Obs.] Bentley. (c) (Eccl. Law) The act or ceremony of investing a clergyman with the spiritual part of a benefice, by which the care of souls is committed to his charge. Blackstone.
2. That which instituted or established; as: (a) Established order, method, or custom; enactment; ordinance; permanent form of law or polity. The nature of our people, Our city's institutions. Shak.
(b) An established or organized society or corporation; an establishment, especially of a public character, or affecting a community; a foundation; as, a literary institution; a charitable institution; also, a building or the buildings occupied or used by such organization; as, the Smithsonian Institution. (c) Anything forming a characteristic and persistent feature in social or national life or habits. We ordered a lunch (the most delightful of English institutions, next to dinner) to be ready against our return. Hawthorne.
3. That which institutes or instructs; a textbook; a system of elements or rules; an institute. [Obs.] There is another manuscript, of above three hundred years old, . . . being an institution of physic. Evelyn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
1 February 2025
GRIP
(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”
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