institution

Definitions

1. 1noun

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

2. 2noun

   Instruction; education.

3. 3noun

   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.

4. 4noun

   That which instituted or established

5. 5noun

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

6. 6noun

   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.

7. 7noun

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

8. 8noun

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

9. 9noun

   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"

   Synonyms

   creationfoundationfoundinginitiationinnovationinstaurationintroductionorigination
10. 10noun

    an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated

11. 11noun

    a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

    Synonyms

    asylum
12. 12noun

    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"

13. 13noun

    an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

    Synonyms

    establishment