Institution
[n] the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
[n] an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
[n] a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
[n] 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"
[n] an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
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Synonyms
asylum, creation, establishment, foundation, founding, initiation, innovation, insane asylum, instauration, mental home, mental hospital, mental institution, origination, psychiatric hospital
Related Terms
A, academy, act, agency, alpha, apostolic orders, appointment, asylum, atelier, barbershop, beauty parlor, beauty shop, beginning, bench, bill, blast-off, butcher shop, bylaw, calling, canon, canonization, ceremonial, ceremony, college, commencement, comp