Definitions for Institutionˌɪn stɪˈtu ʃən, -ˈtyu-

in•sti•tu•tionˌɪn stɪˈtu ʃən, -ˈtyu-(n.)

an organization or establishment devoted to the promotion of a cause or program, esp. one of a public, educational, or charitable character.
the building devoted to such work.
a place for the care or confinement of people, as mental patients.
a well-established and structured pattern of behavior or of relationships that is accepted as a fundamental part of a culture:
the institution of marriage.
Category: Sociology
any established law, custom, etc.
any familiar, long-established person, thing, or practice; fixture.
the act of instituting.
the establishment by Christ of a sacrament, esp. the Eucharist. the investment of a cleric with a spiritual charge.
Category: Religion

1350–1400; ME < L institūtiō

in`sti•tu′tion•ar′y(adj.)

institution, establishment(noun)
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
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"
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"
mental hospital, psychiatric hospital, mental institution, institution, mental home, insane asylum, asylum(noun)
a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

institution(noun)ˌɪn stɪˈtu ʃən, -ˈtyu-
an important educational or business organization
leading financial institutions
institutionˌɪn stɪˈtu ʃən, -ˈtyu-
a tradition or way of living that has existed for a long time
the institution of marriage
institutionˌɪn stɪˈtu ʃən, -ˈtyu-
the act of starting sth
the institution of new rules
institutionˌɪn stɪˈtu ʃən, -ˈtyu-
an unpleasant place where people who have medical or mental problems live
a mental institution

institution(Noun)
An established organisation, especially one dedicated to education, public service, culture or the care of the destitute, poor etc.
institution(Noun)
The building which houses such an organisation.
institution(Noun)
A custom or practice of a society or community - marriage for example.
institution(Noun)
A person long established with a certain place or position.
institution(Noun)
The act of instituting.
institution(Noun)
That which institutes or instructs; a textbook or system of elements or rules.
There is another manuscript, of above three hundred years old, being an institution of physic. uE000140392uE001 Evelyn.

Institution(noun)
the act or process of instituting; as: (a) Establishment; foundation; enactment; as, the institution of a school
Institution(noun)
instruction; education
Institution(noun)
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
Institution(noun)
that which instituted or established
Institution(noun)
established order, method, or custom; enactment; ordinance; permanent form of law or polity
Institution(noun)
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
Institution(noun)
anything forming a characteristic and persistent feature in social or national life or habits
Institution(noun)
that which institutes or instructs; a textbook; a system of elements or rules; an institute