institution

Noun

Meaning

The act or process of instituting; as: (a) Establishment; foundation; enactment; as, the institution of a school.

Instruction; education.

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.

That which instituted or established

Established order, method, or custom; enactment; ordinance; permanent form of law or polity.

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.

Anything forming a characteristic and persistent feature in social or national life or habits.

That which institutes or instructs; a textbook; a system of elements or rules; an institute.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

establishment foundation corporation institute academy university college body company school practice society organization creation introduction
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Antonyms

death end close discontinuance defeat ending
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Hypernyms

infirmary beginning start organization hospital custom

Hyponyms

academy bedlam home company producer mint

Related terms

institute institutional institutionalist institutionalism

Phrases with the word

higher educational institution higher education institution institution of higher education Words of Institution democratic institution borstal institution

Examples

she looked forward to her initiation as an adult Source: Internet

the foundation of a new scientific society Source: Internet

the institution of marriage Source: Internet

the institution of slavery Source: Internet

he had become an institution in the theater Source: Internet

A $125 fee does apply if you transfer funds to another financial institution. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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