institution /-tūˈshən/ noun

1. The act of instituting or establishing
2. That which is instituted or established
3. Foundation
4. Established order
5. Enactment
6. A society or organization established for some object, esp cultural, charitable or beneficent, or the building housing it
7. A custom or usage, esp one familiar or characteristic
8. The act by which a bishop commits a cure of souls to a priest
9. Appointment of an heir
10. A system of principles or rules (obsolete)
11. That which institutes or instructs (obsolete)

institūˈtional adjective

1. Concerning an institution, institutions or institutes
2. Being, or of the nature of, an institution
3. Depending on or originating in institution
4. Associated with, or typical of, institutions, routine, uninspiring

institūˈtionalism noun

1. The system or characteristics of institutions or institution life
2. Belief in the merits of institutions and institution life

institūˈtionalist noun

1. A writer on institutes
2. A person who sets a high value on institutionalism

institutionalizˈation or institutionalisˈation noun

institūˈtionalize or institūˈtionalise transitive verb

1. To make an institution of
2. To confine to an institution
3. (usu in passive) as a result of such confinement, to cause to become apathetic and dependent

institūˈtionally adverb

institūˈtionary adjective

1. Institutional
2. Educational (obsolete)

inˈstitūtist noun

A writer of institutes or elementary rules

inˈstitūtive adjective

1. Able or tending to establish
2. Depending on an institution

institūˈtively adverb

inˈstitūtor or inˈstitūter noun

1. A person who institutes
2. An instructor (obsolete)

institutional church noun

One that is active through social organizations