Definition of Institution

1. Noun. An organization founded and united for a specific purpose.


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

3. Noun. A custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society. "He had become an institution in the theater"
Generic synonyms: Custom, Tradition
Specialized synonyms: Levirate

4. Noun. The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new. "The foundation of a new scientific society"

5. Noun. A hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person.

Definition of Institution

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

Definition of Institution

1. Noun. An established organisation, especially one dedicated to education, public service, culture or the care of the destitute, poor etc. ¹

2. Noun. The building which houses such an organisation. ¹

3. Noun. A custom or practice of a society or community - marriage for example. ¹

4. Noun. (informal) A person long established with a certain place or position. ¹

5. Noun. The act of instituting. ¹

6. Noun. (obsolete) That which institutes or instructs; a textbook or system of elements or rules. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Institution

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Medical Definition of Institution

1. 1. The act or process of instituting; as: Establishment; foundation; enactment; as, the institution of a school. "The institution of God's law is described as being established by solemn injunction." (Hooker) 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. 2. That which instituted or established; as: Established order, method, or custom; enactment; ordinance; permanent form of law or polity. "The nature of our people, Our city's institutions." (Shak) An established or organised 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. "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. "There is another manuscript, of above three hundred years old, . . . Being an institution of physic." (Evelyn) Origin: L. Institutio: cf. F. Institution. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Institution

instinctive
instinctive drift
instinctive reflex
instinctively
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instincts
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