noun
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
Synonyms
noun
an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
noun
a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society
Examples
- the institution of marriage
- the institution of slavery
- he had become an institution in the theater
noun
the act of starting something for the first time
Synonyms
Examples
- introducing something new
- she looked forward to her initiation as an adult
- the foundation of a new scientific society
noun
a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
Synonyms
mental hospital
psychiatric hospital
mental institution
mental home
insane asylum
asylum