- an organization, establishment, foundation, society, or the like, devoted to the promotion of a particular cause or program, especially one of a public, educational, or charitable character: This college is the best institution of its kind.
- the building occupied by such an establishment.
- a public or private place for the care or confinement of inmates, especially mental patients or other persons with physical or mental disabilities.
- a well-established and structured pattern of behavior or of relationships that is accepted as a fundamental part of a culture, as marriage: the institution of the family.
- any established law, custom, etc.
- any familiar, long-established person, thing, or practice; fixture.
- the act of instituting or setting up; establishment: the institution of laws.
- Ecclesiastical.
- the origination of the Eucharist, and enactment of its observance, by Christ.
- the investment of a member of the clergy with a spiritual charge.
- the act of instituting
- an organization or establishment founded for a specific purpose, such as a hospital, church, company, or college
- the building where such an organization is situated
- an established custom, law, or relationship in a society or community
- a large organization, such as an insurance company, bank, or pension fund, that has substantial sums to invest on a stock exchange
- a constant feature or practice
- the appointment or admission of an incumbent to an ecclesiastical office or pastoral charge
- the creation of a sacrament by Christ, esp the Eucharist
