institution

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English

Etymology

From Middle English institucioun, from Old French institution, from Latin institūtiō, from instituō (“to set up”), from in- (“in, on”) + statuō (“to set up, establish”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃən/, /ˌɪnstɪˈtʃuːʃən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən/

Noun

institution (countable and uncountable, plural institutions)

2. A custom or practice of a society or community.

4. A long established and respected organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.

6. The building or buildings which house such an organization.

8. (informal) Ellipsis of mental institution.
10. (informal) Any long established and respected place or business.
12. (informal) A person long established in a place, position, or field.

14. The act of instituting something.
16. (Christianity) The act by which a bishop commits a cure of souls to a priest. (Can we clean up⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
18. (obsolete) That which institutes or instructs, particularly a textbook or system of elements or rules.
20. (informal) Ellipsis of correctional institution.

Synonyms

• establishment

Derived terms

Related terms

• institute
• institutional
• institutionalism
• institutionalist

Translations

References

• “institution”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• institution in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• "institution" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 168.
• “institution”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “institution”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Danish

Etymology

From Latin īnstitūtiō.

Noun

institution c (singular definite institutionen, plural indefinite institutioner)

1. institution

Inflection

Derived terms

References

• “institution” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

From Latin īnstitūtiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃s.ti.ty.sjɔ̃/

Noun

institution f (plural institutions)

1. institution

Further reading

• “institution”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin īnstitūtiō.

Noun

institution c

1. an institution (an established organization)
2. an institution (a habit)
3. an institution (a person)
4. a department (at a university)

   datavetenskapliga institutionen

   department of computer science

   institutionen för fysik

   department of physics

Declension

Related terms

• instituera
• institut
• institutionalisera
• institutionell
• kulturinstitution

Further reading

• institution in Svensk ordbok.